The increasingly widespread adoption of strict legal limits on ochratoxin A, has compelled every sector of the coffee industry to sharpen their focus on the quality and safety of their products. OTA, a toxic byproduct of several common mold species, has been proven to cause kidney damage and is suspected of playing a role in other serious diseases including cancer. These pervasive, soil-borne molds grow on coffee plants in the field producing potent toxins that can persist and spread in raw beans and not only survive roasting but also additional processing into instant coffee. To make matters worse, the synergistic effects of simultaneously occurring mycotoxins such as aflatoxins, greatly increases the toxicity of each individual contaminant. VICAM’s Complete Mycotoxin Test System offers your business a full range of practical solutions to the many complex challenges of mycotoxin testing. From simple, user-friendly strip tests and fluorometric methods for onsite detection to the most sophistcated instrumental methods for trace analysis of individual and multiple mycotoxins, VICAM has your quality assurance needs covered. 
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