In mycotoxin analysis, well established methods based on chromatographic principles are holding their ground, but a transition to multitoxin and rapid methods can be observed. Also, a number of new techniques such as biosensors are rapidly emerging say Rudolf Krska and Elvira Welzig.

A major task of a producer is to manage the logistics of a large number of commodity flows. Raw materials are delivered in different quantities and batch sizes. A feed mill with an annual output of 100,000 t will realistically have about 500 incoming batches of sizes ranging from 5 to 1,000 t per month. Correct sampling is of utmost importance to obtain the desired quality standard.

Plant-based ingredients are increasingly used in fish diets due to increase economic/market pressures on feed compounders to produce lower cost, sustainable alternatives. Because plant ingredients pose a high risk of mycotoxin contamination, moving to plant protein sources in the aquafeed industry demands careful risk assessment, as well as appropriate protection strategies for fish fed contaminated feeds.

Brazil's powerful soya crushing industry is one of the strongest supporters of the government's plan to add 10% vegetable oil to the 37 million tonnes of diesel fuel used by the country's truck and bus fleets.

As long as grains are grown the fungi of the fusarium family lie in ambush to attack the kernels when conditions are right and there is very little a farmer can do to prevent fusarium infection. But now modern genetic research shows promising results in altering the plants defence system to repel a fungal attack.