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Epidemics of ergotism have been reported as early as 857 A.D. resulting
from the ingestion of cereals infected with ergot
1960: Turkey X Disease
Peanuts infected with Aspergillus flavus
Isolation of the highly toxic fungal metabolite aflatoxin and intensive research on other fungi and toxins produced by them
Annual losses of several hundred million tons of food and feed worldwide
100+countries have regulations for the control of mycotoxins in food and feed
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