COCERAL’s report highlights increasing awareness of mycotoxin management

The European Union trade association, Coceral, recently published the report on its mycotoxins survey from 2013.
 

With almost 100% of survey participants sampling their lots to monitor mycotoxins, the new report highlights an increasing awareness of mycotoxin management (in 2011, it was only 86%). Agrosupply distributors contribute earlier on to prevent mycotoxin risk in the field by recommending fusarium resistant seeds, adapted fungicide treatments and by advising on agricultural practices, which in almost 70% of the cases results in an improvement of mycotoxin risk management at farm level. 
 

COCERAL members pursue an active role in managing the risk of mycotoxins development: agrosupply distributors by advising farmers all along the production cycle on agricultural practices to prevent mycotoxin formation, and collectors and traders by analysing crop samples taken at harvest, in store, at loading before transport or at delivery. 
 

Since 2007, COCERAL has biannually carried out a survey among its members regarding mycotoxin management. 
 

Further details on the engagement of COCERAL members in mycotoxins risk management collected during the 2013 survey can be found in the 2013 Mycotoxin report.