Jean-Denis Bailly and Phillippe Guerre
4.1 Introduction
Mycotoxins are a heterogeneous group of secondary metabolites elaborated by fungi during their development.
About 30 molecules are of real concern for human and animal health [1].
They can be found as natural contaminants of many vegetal foods or feeds,
mainly cereals, but also of fruits, nuts, agians, and forage, as well as of compound foods intended for human or animal consumption.
The most important mycotoxins are produced by molds belonging to the Aspergillus, Penicillium,
and Fusarium gener a (Table 4.1) [2-4].