Patulin
• Patulin is a toxic fungal metabolite (mycotoxin) produced
by certain moulds of the genera Penicillium, Aspergillus
and Byssochlamys growing on various food commodities,
especially fruit.
• Patulin occurs most often in apples, apple juice, pies,
pears and grapes, in vegetables and in cereal grains and
cheese
• Patulin as a mutagenic, genotoxic, immunotoxic, and
neurotoxic
• Patulin can be responsible for acute effects including
nausea, vomiting, and other gastrointestinal tissues