A5077889416- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Silymarin and Mushroom Poisoning
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Blood transfusion and management
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Science and Education Research
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Education and Digital Technologies
Rede de Química e Tecnologia
2020-2025
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária
2020-2025
Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde
2023-2025
Green Chemistry
2025
University of Coimbra
1984-2024
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
2023
LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics
1992
University of Manchester
1969
Mycotoxins are compounds produced by several fungi that contaminate agricultural fields and, either directly or carry-over, final food products. Animal exposure to these through contaminated feed can lead their excretion into milk, posing threats public health. Currently, aflatoxin M1 is the sole mycotoxin with a maximum level set in milk European Union, as well most studied. Nonetheless, animal known be groups of mycotoxins relevance from safety point view carried over milk. To evaluate...
A multi-analyte method for identification and quantification of 23 regulated emerging mycotoxins was developed in maize samples by ultra high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Several extraction methodologies were evaluated, including solid-liquid (SLE), solid-phase (SPE), modified QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, Safe) protocols. The final consisting an using C18 sorbents, in-house validated terms linearity, repeatability,...
Abstract Background The administration of antibiotics to food-producing animals, including bees, is a common practice employed prevent or treat bacterial diseases. Such practices may result in the presence veterinary residues honey, potentially compromising safety and health consumers. In European Union, maximum residue limits (MRLs) have not been established for pharmacological substances honey. this context, development accurate robust analytical methodologies paramount importance...
Consumption of misidentified foraged mushrooms containing bicyclic amanitin octapeptides is a worldwide public health and veterinary problem, being considered one the deadliest accidental human canine food ingestion due to acute liver failure (ALF). Reversal advanced ALF complete clinical recovery can be achieved following definitive removal accumulated amatoxin laden bile from gallbladder. An accurate means quantifying content in aspirated is, therefore, urgently needed. Building on our...
Mycotoxins are abiotic hazards whose contamination occurs at the pre- and post-harvest stages of maize value chain, with animal exposure through contaminated feed leading to their excretion into milk. Currently, only aflatoxin M1 is regulated in milk products. Since materials complete present a multi-mycotoxin composition main mycotoxin source milk, it important recognize occurrence multiple toxins co-occurrence this highly consumed food product. The aim study was determine content emerging...
Fungal and mycotoxin control at a primary stage in the food chain is crucial to maintaining nutritional quality of animal feed. The fungal mycotoxins one essential points that good biosecurity program must establish ensure safe feeding protection human health. Acquiring comprehensive understanding role vital identifying breaches this enabling performance proper risk assessments accurate management strategies. This study focused on identification regulated emerging agricultural fields dairy...
Maize value chains represent invaluable end-consumer products in food systems worldwide. Mycotoxin contamination along these causes severe economic and health impacts from the plant, animal human safety points of view. This work aimed to develop a single standardized methodology that fulfilled extraction detection procedures for 22 mycotoxins maize chain matrices. The main goal concerned validation QuEChERS-based ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled tandem mass spectrometry...
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Milk is one of the most widely consumed foods in world, despite increasing consumption plant-based alternatives. Although rich nutrients and believed by consumers to be free undesirable contaminants, milk, whether animal or plant origin, not always from residues chemical substances, including veterinary medicines. For instance, intensive livestock production, antibiotics are often used treat animals or, illicitly, improve their growth performance, which can lead presence final food....
Background/Objectives: The widespread use of antibiotics, which wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) cannot fully remove, in human and veterinary medicine leads to their release into wastewater, resulting the contamination aquatic environments. Bivalves can accumulate these posing a risk shellfish consumers, including potential antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed assess how three cooking methods—marinating, steaming, grilling—affect concentration 33 different antibiotics bivalves...
Sustainable apiculture development is a that meets the needs of present without compromising ability future generations to meet their own needs. In recent years, terms such as climate change and resilience started be very common in our vocabulary. Honeybee losses year after questioning practices (think bee diseases, invasive species, other parasites, nutrition, genetic resources, chemical control diseases colonies, change). On top 'problems' world facing, honey fraud market games jeopardies...