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To ensure food safety, food regulations are important and integral part and steps should be taken to ensure stricter food regulations for these toxins. These toxins, if present in levels greater than permissible limits, are toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic for humans as well as for animals. Several countries have established permissible limits for these food toxins. It is reported that around two million deaths including of children are associated with the use of unsafe food. The current chapter deals with the importance, regulations for different food toxins, and future challenges for food safety issues.
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Alim, M., Iqbal, S.Z., Selamat, J., Ariño, A. (2016). Regulations for Food Toxins. In: Selamat, J., Iqbal, S. (eds) Food Safety. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39253-0_2
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