[CH] Reply to Fighting Fungi
Luke Speer (lukasz@midcoast.com.au)
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 21:40:17 +1100
ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
March 15, 2001
Jan Suszkiw, (301) 504-1630, jsuszkiw@ars.usda.gov
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MycoLogics is doing so under an agreement with ARS's Southern Regional
Research Center in New Orleans, La., according to Anthony DeLucca, a
microbiologist there. He and chemists John Bland and Craig Vigo
discovered CAY-1 during research to identify plant compounds that could
be used as crop protectants against spoilage microorganisms such as
Aspergillus fungi, which make aflatoxins.
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Interesting as I have a 40 page report on C drive in PDF that
was done in Australia (april 2000 ), by the Rural Industries Reaserch
and Development Corporation.
It mentions that:
Chile Products in Australia suffer from widespread Aflatoxin
contamination (processing controls that limit).
only 9% of samples complied with the maximum levels as allowed in
Australia of 5ug/kg,
with mean levels of samples varying from 19ug/kg to 89ug/kg..
I think that it was done from
samples of Chile Powder and products imported into Australia.
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Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so
important to know what it is, but it's good to know what it was.
- ~ From "Cowboy Wisdom" ~ Thanks to Rocking Randy in Atlanta.
(still haven't managed to get the book from my local library)..
Luke in Oz