Mycotoxin contamination refers to the presence of harmful substances called mycotoxins in food or feed products. These toxins are produced by certain types of molds and can cause health problems when consumed by humans or animals.
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Milicevic DR, Skrinjar M, Baltic T. Real and perceived risks
for mycotoxin contamination in foods and feeds: challenges for food safety control.
Dry food addicts: I do not support the feeding of any dry food to any cat for many reasons (water depletion, high in carbohydrates, high in plant - based proteins, bacterial and
fungal mycotoxin contamination, cooked - to - death which destroys nutrients, very calorically dense, etc.), but while you are working on theTips for Transitioning Dry Food Addicts to Canned Food, please substitute your cat's high carb dry food with either EVO or Young Again.
But there are also drought issues with wheat in Russia and excessive rain issues with crops in Western Europe that could ruin some of their harvest
with mycotoxin contamination.
Bulletproof Coffee is a specially selected brand of Arabica bean that contains less mycotoxins than others, and specific processes used to prepare the beans are designed to limit the possibility
of mycotoxin contamination.
In several sources written by medical professionals I read about the aflatoxin and
mycotoxin contamination of nuts such as cashew and peanuts and other food such as corn and soy beans.
The only risk is pesticide and
mycotoxin contamination, but beers also have that problem, and you're ingesting a major toxin anyway.