What’s the truth behind the FAO’s 25%?
The percentage of crops contaminated with mycotoxins is mostly based on estimations. The FAO statistic that 25% of agricultural crops are contaminated with mycotoxins is still widely cited, but does it still hold true? The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimated decades ago that about 25% of agricultural crops world-wide are contaminated with mycotoxins. These toxins are secondary metabolites of fungal species (for example Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium spp.) that contaminate,
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