Wageningen ur approach to aflatoxin

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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RIKILT Wageningen UR

Forecasting models

Sampling strategies

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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

PRI Wageningen UR

MycoKey– H2020 – Reduction of aflatoxin contamination

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What is

required by

users

What is possible by

technology

What is

viable on the market

INNOVATION

Wageningen UR

Thank you for

your attention

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Wageningen UR

For Quality of Life