A new study says some oat-based cereals in the U.S. have high levels of Ochratoxin A, a toxin that comes from mold.
In the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists found 88 percent of cereals had levels of Ochratoxin A above the European Union's threshold -- it has been linked to cancer and kidney damage.
Fred Berman with the OHSU Toxicology Information Center told KATU News you would know if there was enough toxin in your cereal to harm you.
"If you had high enough levels of fungus growing in food, you could see it and taste it and smell it," Berman said.
[Poster's insert: Keebler just can't stay quiet here after that comment. No, you may not be aware of the SOURCE of harm as it can be insidious, build up over time & be disguised by processing techniques & ingredients. The symptoms will be dismissed by doctors, too, but not before they profit on the patients in various ways by misdiagnoses.]
The study's authors say the toxin has also been found in samples of pork, dried fruits, wine and coffee. Though it has been linked to health problems, scientists are unsure how exactly it affects human health.
Oat breakfast cereals may contain a common mold-related toxin
"Significance of Ochratoxin A in Breakfast Cereals from the United States"
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - February 25, 2015
Excerpts:
. . . some oat-based breakfast cereals in the U.S. contain a mold-related toxin called ochratoxin A (OTA) that’s been linked to kidney cancer in animal studies. . . .
. . . Dojin Ryu and Hyun Jung Lee note that OTA is one of the most common toxic products released by molds in the world. Previous studies have found the toxin in samples of pork, dried fruits, wine, coffee and other products. . . .
. . . The researchers tested close to 500 samples of corn-, rice-, wheat- and oat-based breakfast cereals purchased from U.S. stores over two years. They found that in most samples, OTA levels were lower than the European threshold.
But concentrations exceeded the EU standard in 8 percent of oat-based breakfast cereal samples. . . .
. . . The researchers conclude that oat production, storage and processing need careful review to better protect consumer health.
The authors acknowledge funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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This world will be a better place when this old generation of "academia" just wilts away.
I always picture that Dr. in that old magazine ad that says "more dr's choose Camels than any other cigarette" when I see stuff like this.
Also, there's plenty of things that harm people & that people believe in that you cannot taste, smell, or see.
No surprise though. AIDS denialists are still fully tenured at some of the best schools in the country. Why wouldn't Fred be?
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