Assessment of mycotoxin co-occurrence in infant foods in Pirassununga and Ribeirão Preto/SP

• Grant number: 23/05989-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: August 01, 2023
• End date: October 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Augusto Fernandes de Oliveira
• Grantee: Sana Ullah
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 19/21603-1 - Biomarker approaches for assessing the early life exposure to multiple mycotoxins in the diet, AP.TEM

Abstract

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi that occur naturally in foodstuffs, which can cause a large variety of toxic effects on vertebrates, including humans. The fact that some mycotoxins are carcinogenic (e.g., aflatoxins) and could be detected in breast milk, food and feedstuffs constitutes a serious human and animal health threat, mainly to children and young animals due to their high physiological vulnerability. The aim of this Doctorate Project (as a Work Package of a Thematic Project) is to determine the co-occurrence of mycotoxins in infant formula, fruit- and cereal-based foods traded in Pirassununga and Ribeirão Preto/SP. Samples will be collected in the cities of Pirassununga and Ribeirão Preto, both located in the Northeast of the state of São Paulo, from October 2023 until September 2024. In each city, samples of five types of food products intended for infant consumption, from the brands showing the greatest trade volume, will be collected in supermarkets, as follows: infant formulae, follow-on formulae, cereal-based foods for babies, maize-based foods for babies, and fruit-based products. Sampling procedures will be conducted four times over a 1-year period, totaling 400 samples during the study. Analyses will be conducted using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ALI, SHER; REZENDE, VANESSA THEODORO; ULLAH, SANA; DE PAIVA, ESTHER LIMA; TONIN, FERNANDO GUSTAVO; ABDULLAH; CORASSIN, CARLOS HUMBERTO; DE OLIVEIRA, CARLOS AUGUSTO FERNANDES. Food processing and challenges in the food production and quality: The foodomics approach. FOOD BIOSCIENCE, v. 56, p. 13-pg., 2023-10-09. (22/03952-1, 19/21603-1, 22/15367-6, 23/05989-2)

DE OLIVEIRA, AMANDA CRISTINA DIAS; ALI, SHER; CORASSIN, CARLOS HUMBERTO; ULLAH, SANA; PEREIRA, KARINA NASCIMENTO; WALSH, JAMES LEON; HOJNIK, NATASA; DE OLIVEIRA, CARLOS AUGUSTO FERNANDES. Application of cold atmospheric plasma for decontamination of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins: a systematic review. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, v. 15, p. 20-pg., 2025-01-03. (24/00896-9, 23/05989-2, 22/03952-1)

ULLAH, SANA; ALI, SHER; REZENDE, VANESSA THEODORO; NABI, GHULAM; TONIN, FERNANDO GUSTAVO; DE OLIVEIRA, CARLOS AUGUSTO FERNANDES. Global occurrence and levels of mycotoxins in infant foods: A systematic review (2013-2024). FOOD CONTROL, v. 171, p. 17-pg., 2025-01-07. (23/05989-2, 19/21603-1, 22/03952-1)

ALI, SHER; FREIRE, LUCAS GABRIEL DIONISIO; REZENDE, VANESSA THEODORO; NOMAN, MUHAMMAD; ULLAH, SANA; ABDULLAH; BADSHAH, GUL; AFRIDI, MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE; TONIN, FERNANDO GUSTAVO; DE OLIVEIRA, CARLOS AUGUSTO FERNANDES. Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Foods: Unraveling the Knowledge Gaps on Their Persistence in Food Production Systems. FOODS, v. 12, n. 23, p. 17-pg., 2023-12-01. (22/03952-1, 22/05066-9, 23/05989-2)

LOMBARDI, ELIANE CRISTINA; ULLAH, SANA; DE OLIVEIRA, CARLOS AUGUSTO FERNANDES. Rapid detection and occurrence of foodborne pathogens in minimally processed vegetables: a review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 59, n. 10, p. 11-pg., 2024-09-02. (23/05989-2)