Mycotoxin management in peanut by prevention of contamination and monitoring
Approach
The goals of the Peanut CRSP mycotoxin research project were to enhance mycotoxin management within the LDC’s and the U.S. through prevention of contamination in foods and feeds; development of improved inspection and diversion procedures, and the discovery of cleanup and detoxification procedures which will render contaminated products safe for consumption.
Focus
Consumer values
Principal Investigator
Dr. Robert Pettit
Texas A&M University
Cooperators
Ruth Ann Taber, mycologist, Texas A&M University
James P. Stack, pathologist, Texas A&M Universit
Dr. Timothy Phillips, Department of Veterinary Public Health, mycotoxicologist, Texas A&M University
Eric Shepherd, Department of Veterinary Public Health, mycotoxicologist, Texas A&M University
Randall Geiger, electrical engineer, Texas A&M University
Senegal collaborators
Amadou Kane, mycotoxins, Institut de Technologie Alimentaire (ITA)/Dakar
Bashir Sarr, mycotoxins, ITA/Dakar, Senegal
Senegal cooperators
Dr. Amadou Ba, physiologist, ISRA/Kaolak
Dr. Aly N’Diaye, physiologist, CNRA/Bambey
Jean Claude Mortreuil, breeder, CNRA/Bambey