Fumonisins Fumonisins are a group of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium species, such as F. moniliforme and F. proliferatum. Corn is the most widely affected food. Weather conditions favour fumonisin formation, where periods of drought are followed by warm, wet weather. Fumonisins have various effects on humans and animals, causing pulmonary oedema in pigs. They are suspected of influencing the formation of oesophageal cancer in humans. Quantas Analytics provides two different methods for determining fumonisins: ELISA for fast screening and high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry is available as sensitive reference method.

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