Hans P. van Egmond

TL;DR: Toxicity data on cyanotoxins are rather scarce, and a majority of toxicity data are known to be of microcystin-LR, while for nodularins, data from a few animal studies are available.

TL;DR: The European Food Safety Authority, the Scientific Cooperation on Questions relating to Food, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the creation of an EU Community Reference Laboratory for Mycotoxins and a mandate of the EC to the European Standardization Committee in methods for analysis for mycotoxin in food as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The results of DON, NIV, T-2 and HT-2 toxin are included in this paper, because most of the data refer to these toxins and only for these trichothecenes the Scientific Committee for Food sets (temporary)-Tolerable Daily Intakes (t-TDIs).

TL;DR: The estimated mean chronic dietary exposure was above the group‐TDI in infants, toddlers and other children, and at high exposure also in adolescents and adults, indicating a potential health concern.

TL;DR: Although direct analysis was not possible, contaminated wheat flour used to make bread was the likely source of PA causing the outbreak, and eating a more varied diet including meat and fruit may be protective.