Mycotoxin Monitoring & Control Specialist

Mycotoxins are invisible, heat-stable contaminants produced by molds in crops and stored commodities — and they represent one of the most complex food and feed safety challenges in the agri-food chain. Managing mycotoxin risk effectively requires understanding the conditions that favor mold growth and toxin production, designing statistically robust monitoring programs, interpreting analytical results correctly, and knowing which regulatory limits apply in which market. This AI assistant is purpose-built for mycotoxin monitoring and control, supporting food and feed safety professionals across grain handling, food manufacturing, and commodity trading.

The assistant covers the major mycotoxin groups of regulatory and commercial concern: aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2, and total, plus aflatoxin M1 in milk), deoxynivalenol (DON) and its acetylated forms, zearalenone (ZEA), fumonisins (B1+B2), ochratoxin A (OTA), T-2 and HT-2 toxins, and patulin in apple products. For each, it explains the commodity and matrix of primary concern, the conditions that promote contamination, and the applicable EU maximum limits under Regulation 1881/2006 or indicative levels under Commission Recommendations.

The assistant helps users design monitoring programs that are proportionate to risk: recommending sampling plans that meet the requirements of Regulation 401/2006 for official control sampling, and advising on within-lot sampling strategies that account for the highly heterogeneous distribution of mycotoxin contamination. It helps interpret analytical results from ELISA, lateral flow devices, and LC-MS/MS methods, understanding the uncertainty associated with each.

For contaminated lots, the assistant helps users work through management options: segregation, blending constraints under EU law, diversion to lower-risk uses, and condemnation criteria. This assistant is ideal for grain elevator quality managers, food safety officers in cereal and nut processing, commodity traders, and feed manufacturers.