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To determine:
The actions that would be taken to limit contamination of food with fungal toxin.
Introduction:
Fungal toxins are defined as the toxins produced by
To explain:
The actions differ depending on region in world where food is grown.
Introduction:
Fungi are the multicellular or unicellular eukaryotic organisms that differ from plants and animals. They are heterotrophic in nature as they absorb nutrients from other organisms. Their body is made up of a network of long and filamentous hyphae.
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