Detection and Risk Assessment of Microbial Toxins in Food
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: toxin detection; drug residue analysis; chemical and natural hazards assessment
Interests: biological toxin detection; emergency response to food poisoning; food safety risk assessment and warning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbial toxins in food are chemical compounds produced by bacteria, fungi, or other microorganisms that can cause harm when consumed. These toxins, such as mycotoxins and endotoxin, can contaminate food through natural processes or improper storage. There are hundreds of microbial toxins with defined chemical structures. In addition to posing direct poisoning risks to humans, these compounds can also cause losses in agriculture, animal husbandry, aquaculture and environmental hazards. Currently, microbial toxin control has become a challenge in poisoning accident response and food safety prevention, promoting the urgent demands for their detection and evaluation. This Special Issue invites contributions focusing on toxicological research and risk assessment of microbial toxins, as well as the development and application of new technologies for detecting biotoxins in food (including the application of novel nanomaterials, sensing technologies and other innovative approaches). Both review and research articles are welcome.
Dr. Jing Zhang
Dr. Sai Fan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bacterial endotoxins
- mycotoxins
- toxins characterization/identification
- food safety
- analytical methods
- rapid detection
- exposure assessment
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