Mycotoxin deactivation: Not just a claim

In Europe today, the phrase ‘mycotoxin deactivating’ may no longer be used as a marketing claim but only under specific legal and scientific bases. This means that products seeking to use ‘mycotoxin deactivating’ claims must not only follow the regulations set by guidance papers but pass stringent tests in laboratories and in the most important ‘lab’ of all – the farm. By Gerard Schultheis, Biomin In November 2005, the EU Association o