Mycotoxin, fruit Fusarium

Mycotoxin contamination of foods may cause considerable economic losses. On a global perspective, aflatoxins in tree nuts, dry fruits, and spices, Fusarium toxins in cereals (particularly maize, wheat, and barley), and ochratoxin A in cereals and coffee are of major importance (Bhat and Vasanthi, 1999). Regional problems also may arise from mycotoxins in fruits such as patulin in apples, ochratoxin A in grapes and dried vine fruits, or aflatoxins in different dried fruits. 

Jimenez, M. and Mateo, R. 1997. Determination of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium isolates from banana fruits by capillary gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. 

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