Aspergillus and Penicillium. Their global occurrence is considered to be a major risk factor, affecting human and animal health. It is estimated that up to 25% of the world’s crop production is contaminated to some extent by mycotoxins [11,12,19,28,35,39]. Mycotoxin contamination may occur in the field before harvest, during harvesting, or during storage and processing. Environmental factors such as substrate composition, humidity and temperature govern