Novel Strategies for Mycotoxin Prevention and Control in Food and Feed
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Mycotoxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food safety; food supply chain; mycotoxins; dynamic environment; molecular biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Effective prevention and control of mycotoxins in food and feed remain major global challenges, driven by increasingly dynamic and interdependent agrifood supply chains. From crop production and harvest to storage, multiple processing and transport, retail and feed production, each stage introduces evolving abiotic and biotic pressures that can modulate fungal behaviour and toxin accumulation. Climate change, altered trade routes, new storage configurations, and shifts in raw material sourcing further intensify these pressures, creating fluctuating risk profiles that require adaptive and science-driven solutions.
This Special Issue, “Novel Strategies for Mycotoxin Prevention and Control in Food and Feed”, will showcase innovative approaches that anticipate and respond to these changing conditions. We welcome contributions covering the full process from farm to fork, including predictive modelling, integrated monitoring systems, advanced detection technologies, biocontrol agents, processing innovations, decision support tools, inclusive training approaches, and circular economy strategies for safer valorisation of by-products. Studies exploring mechanistic insights, dynamic interactions, and system-level interventions within complex supply chains are particularly encouraged.
By bringing together multidisciplinary research and actionable solutions, this Special Issue will accelerate the development of resilient, energy-efficient, and scalable strategies that reduce mycotoxin risk while supporting sustainable and secure food and feed systems worldwide.
Dr. Carol Verheecke-Vaessen
Dr. Carla Cervini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- applied mycology
- mycotoxins
- supply-chain systems
- sustainability
- climate change
- food safety
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