MANAGING THE UNKNOWN:Mycotoxin risk assessment in feed production

摘要

Traders and producers of raw materials, and others in the feed industry now have a wide array of options and solutions at their disposal to measure mycotoxin contamination and assess the accompanying risk. How do they determine the methods that best fit their needs? For an effective mycotoxin detection programme, feed producers should consider a combination of tools that best fit their needs. For decades, taking samples and sending them to an analytical service provider was the chief - in some cases,only - method for determining the presence of mycotoxins. The advent of on-site rapid tests has disrupted this model, becoming widely available at less cost and greater simplicity and ease-of-use. The frequency and volume of testing, the business needsdetermining the acceptable time-to-result, and the degree of need for accredited results are all criteria to consider. These and other factors that influence testing decisions are broken down below.