3. Mycotoxins
3.1 Aflatoxin M1
3.1.1 Presentation of the toxin
Aflatoxins are a group of 18 structurally related compounds (an assembly of one coumarin and three furans). They are produced by a mold of the genus Aspergillus. Aflatoxins are not very sensitive to most heat treatments (freezing, sterilization, pasteurization) or drying processes (dehydration, freeze-drying)
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Regulations
Commission Regulation (EU) No 15/2011 of January 10, 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards recognized methods of analysis of marine biotoxins in live bivalve molluscs.
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