A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Interventions to Control Aflatoxins in the Dairy Production Chain—Feed Production and Animal Feeding Interventions
Zsuzsa Farkas,
Erika Országh,
Tekla Engelhardt,
Szilveszter Csorba,
Kata Kerekes,
Andrea Zentai,
Miklós Süth,
Attila Nagy,
Gabriella Miklós,
Krisztina Molnár,
Csaba Rácz,
Tamás Dövényi-Nagy,
Árpád Ambrus,
Zoltán Győri,
Attila Csaba Dobos,
Tünde Pusztahelyi,
István Pócsi,
Ákos Jóźwiak
Affiliations
Zsuzsa Farkas
Digital Food Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary
Erika Országh
Digital Food Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary
Tekla Engelhardt
Digital Food Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary
Szilveszter Csorba
Digital Food Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary
Kata Kerekes
System Management and Supervision Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, 1024 Budapest, Hungary
Andrea Zentai
System Management and Supervision Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, 1024 Budapest, Hungary
Miklós Süth
Digital Food Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary
Attila Nagy
Food Chain Safety Laboratory Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, 1095 Budapest, Hungary
Centre for Precision Farming R&D Services, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Csaba Rácz
Centre for Precision Farming R&D Services, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Tamás Dövényi-Nagy
Centre for Precision Farming R&D Services, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Árpád Ambrus
Doctoral School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Zoltán Győri
Institute of Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Management of University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Attila Csaba Dobos
Centre for Precision Farming R&D Services, Faculty of Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Tünde Pusztahelyi
Central Laboratory of Agricultural and Food Products, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
István Pócsi
Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Ákos Jóźwiak
Digital Food Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, 1078 Budapest, Hungary
The study presents a systematic review of published scientific articles investigating the effects of interventions aiming at aflatoxin reduction at the feed production and animal feeding phases of the milk value chain in order to identify the recent scientific trends and summarize the main findings available in the literature. The review strategy was designed based on the guidance of the systematic review and knowledge synthesis methodology that is applicable in the field of food safety. The Web of Science and EBSCOhost online databases were searched with predefined algorithms. After title and abstract relevance screening and relevance confirmation with full-text screening, 67 studies remained for data extraction, which were included in the review. The most important identified groups of interventions based on their mode of action and place in the technological process are as follows: low-moisture production using preservatives, acidity regulators, adsorbents and various microbiological additives. The results of the listed publications are summarized and compared for all the identified intervention groups. The paper aimed to help feed producers, farmers and relevant stakeholders to get an overview of the most suitable aflatoxin mitigation options, which is extremely important in the near future as climate change will likely be accompanied by elevated mycotoxin levels.
