MOLD in FOODS??

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Here are two more posts; one which is about possible mold in

foods, another about that post. I felt that since mold HAD come

up,I'd post it.

(This isn't the usual sort of toxic mold referred to; the other kind

of mold is the sort which is environmental.)

Jane

Subject: Re: Mold/mycotoxins in Food supply.../CFS...

How interesting...

< It has been estimated that 25 per cent of all agricultural crops

worldwide are contaminated by moulds that produce mycotoxins. The

toxins are mostly found in cereals, nuts, cocoa and coffee beans, but

also in other foods, like wine, dried fruits and meat, particularly

when the water content/activity and the temperature are poorly

controlled. >

Cereals (wheat), nuts, cocoa, and coffee beans. And so many people

have trouble with those foods, too. I've been thinking " allergy "

associated with those words, for people affected so, and I should

have possibly been thinking " mold. " Am I correct here ... or jumping

to a conclusion?

Thank you, Dan.

>

> For some, cheese is indeed a bad food if they are particularily

bothered by mold issues, > while others can eat it just fine. I

can't, at least right now, but that may be more to the

> high fat content...?

> I personally think mold and fungal issues are often the main

culprits in CFS, because > they're rarely treated or taken seriously,

as mentioned.

> If an animal eats moldy food, especially containing the more

dangerous molds, and then > we eat them, I would just guess that

we're eating what they ate.

But I'm not a doctor -- > here are a a couple of links for more info:

> http://www.teagasc.ie/ashtown/research/foodsafety/fs-

chemicalcontaminants.htm

an article:

> Food agency communicates on mycotoxins

> 25/11/2004 - Europe comes closer to rubber stamping harmonised

controls for > controlling mycotoxins in the food chain and the

ish food agency offers stakeholders > a snapshot of recent talks.

> A group of scientific experts met up in October under the umbrella

of Europe's Standing > Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health

(CCFAC), to discuss a way forward for > tighter rules on range of

mycotoxins.

> Under the spotlight, informs the ish food agency in a letter

this week, were aflatoxins, > ochratoxin A, fusarium toxins,

zearalenone, and deoxynivalenol.

> Mycotoxins in food are produced by fungal contaminants and are

often genotoxic > carcinogens. Since ancient times these substances,

produced by moulds that have > contaminated and grown on foods, have

caused sickness, and in extreme cases death, in > people and farm

animals. But they rest a modern day problem that the food industry

must > tackle on a daily basis.

> It has been estimated that 25 per cent of all agricultural crops

worldwide are contaminated > by moulds that produce mycotoxins. The

toxins are mostly found in cereals, nuts, cocoa > and coffee beans,

but also in other foods, like wine, dried fruits

and meat, particularly > when the water content/activity and the

temperature are poorly controlled.

> In brief, the ish food standards agency reports that a rule

setting maximum limits for > ochratoxin A in coffee products, wine

and grape juice and musts has been out for WTO > consultation, which

ended on 31 October. "

> http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=65777-mycotoxin-

biotechnology-antimicrobial

> Hope some of this helps -- perhaps others can comment...

> > Dan

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From: " rva "

Date: Fri May 26, 2006 5:39pm(PDT)

Subject: Re: Mold/mycotoxins in Food supply.../CFS...

Hi, Les.

If you're talking about farm animals, as far as I know a healthy

farm animal's digestive system will break these things down and they

won't be passed on to humans.

You are probably aware that some marine biotoxins, such as

ciguatoxin, can be passed on to humans by eating fish that have

ingested these toxins.

And of course, we're familiar with mad cow disease, in which

prions can be passed on to humans who eat infected animals. But those

aren't toxins.

Rich

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