wageningen ur approach to aflatoxin
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Wageningen UR approach to aflatoxins
One Wageningen
Monique de Nijs, January 2016 Round Table Aflatoxin
Wageningen UR
To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life
Wageningen UR is a collaboration between Wageningen University and the DLO foundation
6500 staff
30 locations
10,000 students
>2000 PhD students
www.wageningenur.nl2
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Crop Production
System
Climate effectsPredictive modelling
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Financial & Social impact; Chemical Analysis (on-site); Sampling Strategies
Mycotoxin production ecology
New products; rest materials
Food/Feed Processing
Human nutritionAllergies
Wageningen UR - aflatoxins
Milk production systems
EU & National Reference Laboratory; Capacity Building; Legislation
ToxicologyHuman & Animal
Post Harvest Losses
Diagnostics
Crop protection management
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RIKILT Wageningen UR
RIKILT contributes to safe and healthy food and animal feed in the Netherlands and Europe through high-quality independent research and laboratory & consultancy services.
Chemical contaminants in food, feed and environment (mycotoxins, pesticides, dioxins, antibiotics, GMO, ...) in the supply chain. EU-RL mycotoxins in animal products
Part of Wageningen UR
200 staffMonique de Nijs
www.wageningenur.nl/en/rikilt
RIKILT Wageningen UR
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Processes and models
Composition Effects
EURL & NRLAnalytical services
Luminex detection methodsEffect essay trichothecens
Safe Food ChainsEarly warning; predictive
modelling mycotoxins
Training & advice
Authenticity (Palm oil)GMO detection
Allergens
EURL mycotoxins in food of animal
origin
Targeted quantitative analysis; full-scan accurate mass for multi-target screening, biomarker detection and unknown hazards
UPLC-ToF / UPLC-FT MS; GC×GC-MS(MS) Data (magnet sector, triple quad); GC X GC–TOF-MS; LC-MS(MS) (triple quad); NMR; FT-IR
Development and testing of on-site tests Dipstick / ELISA/LUMINEX
Chipbased UPLC (NanoTile), green chemistry
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RIKILT Wageningen UR
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Trainings unit Food and Feed Analysis:
● Governmental
● Industry
● EURL network
Fit for purpose training:
● Recognised experts
● Proficiency tests
● Laboratory visits / on site training
Capacity Building
RIKILT Wageningen UR
RIKILT Wageningen UR
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RIKILT International projects on food safety, a.o.mycotoxins
Chile project – Advice Government on National Food Safety Control System and training future NRLs
MyToolBox – H2020 – One of the goals develop / implement biocontrol to reduce aflatoxin contamination
Selamat – www.selamat.net - International network to share knowledge, expertise, methodology, best practices and policy developments related to food production (a.o.South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius)
Plant Research International (PRI)
Wageningen UR
Use the qualities and possibilities of plants to solve societal issues around food, raw materials and energy
Plants give life
Part of Wageningen UR
~600 staff
Plant-based raw materials; Healthy foods; Sustainable production and climate change; Systems biology
www.wageningenur.nl/en/pri
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Biointeractions and Plant Health
Healthy plants to feed the world
Your partner in preventive control measures
and intervention strategies:
Diagnostics of plant pathogens
Disease and pest management
Food safety & phytosanitary issues
Bees
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PRI Wageningen UR
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Specialized monitoring in the field
• Field sampling strategies
• Processing of sample
• Assay implementation
• Evaluation/decision support
PRI Wageningen UR
Available platforms for identification/detection
• ELISA plant dieases
• Colony staining
• LFD/dipsticks
• Real-time PCR
• Luminex
• Next Generation Sequencing
• Isothermal amplification: LAMP
PRI Wageningen UR
PRI Wageningen UR
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Collaborations in Africa
IITA, Nigeria
Aflatoxin control using AflaSafe®
South Africa (Stellenbosch & ARC)
Mycotoxins/fungi in wheat and maize
South Africa (Capetown & Eastern Cape)
Mycotoxins and oesophageal cancer
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What is
required by
users
What is possible by
technology
What is
viable on the market
INNOVATION
Wageningen UR