RT null T1 Interaction of Nutrients and other Factors with Mycotoxins A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, K1 food contamination K1 harmful product K1 disease K1 mycotoxin YR 1985 FD 1985 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29297 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29297 NO This report examines the interaction between nutrients and mould-derived toxins in food and feed, with particular attention to their role in food contamination and disease. It outlines the historical recognition of illnesses linked to contaminated grains and foods, including outbreaks associated with mould toxins affecting humans and animals. The document reviews the development of scientific understanding following twentieth-century investigations that identified toxins such as those produced by moulds as significant threats to public health and animal production. It discusses global evidence showing that staple foods may be contaminated where mould growth occurs and notes research exploring how diet, nutritional status and environmental conditions influence biological responses to these toxins and related disease processes. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 25, 2026