Mycotoxin Blog

VICAM, a global leader in food safety solutions, is proud to announce that its Fumo-V AQUA test has received official certification from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Federal Grain Inspection Service (USDA-FGIS). This certification solidifies VICAM’s commitment to providing cutting-edge tools for rapid and reliable detection of fumonisin in grains and agricultural products.

As harvest season kicks into gear across the U.S. and Canada, it’s time to focus on protecting your crops from mycotoxins. Whether you’re harvesting corn, peanuts, or tree nuts, early detection and testing are essential to ensure product quality and safety. In this article, we’ll explore why mycotoxin testing is critical during harvest and highlight the tools and solutions that can help you safeguard your crops.‍

In a significant achievement, VICAM has been honored with the prestigious AgTech Breakthrough Innovation Award for Overall Food Quality Solution of the Year. This accolade not only recognizes VICAM’s leadership in food safety but also highlights a groundbreaking advancement in mycotoxin testing—a field where accuracy and speed continue to be the primary needs of the food and feed industry.

Mycotoxin testing should be done as close to shipping as possible. Your timeline also depends on if you’re testing raw materials or finished products. 

Action should be taken immediately when a mycotoxin test result shows contamination at or higher than regulatory or customer standard requirements.‍

Regular tests are usually performed in labs and are very precise and sensitive. Rapid tests are simple and fast, so data is accessible to anyone, anywhere.

Ensuring Food Safety Through Comprehensive Mycotoxin Testing: A Guide for Companies

How do temperature fluctuations impact rapid mycotoxin test kit results - and, how can the Vertu TOUCH reader help to mitigate day to day changes in the testing environment?

The primary types of mycotoxin testing technologies are field, process and laboratory based. Field-and process based are fast, while lab testing approaches can be expensive and take time.

One thing we've learned since COVID became a part of our everyday lives, is how important it is to create opportunities to meet with customers, listen to what is happening and how our 'new normal' is changing and has changed the way we work, play and plan for the future. You're invited to join us for the 2021 VICAM Peanut Aflatoxin learning session coming next month!

The FDA has approved six states to receive an exemption from 'no-blending' rules for aflatoxin contaminated corn, bringing some relief to the drought-ridden US corn belt.

Spices whisper delicious secrets from our past. Lean in closely and they weave a historic tale of intrigue, exploration and global transformation – can you hear it?

How will climate change redraw the battle lines against the one of the most enduring threats to the world’s food supply? Mycotoxin researchers are striving to predict the toxic fallout of global warming as concern about its ecological impact mounts.