Fresh guidance aims to reduce ergot risks in UK cereals, protecting grain quality and boosting long-term food safety standards.

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New guidance to tackle toxic ergot in UK cereals aims to protect grain quality, cut food waste, and safeguard public health, ...

CLAVET, Sask. — Ergot is increasingly creeping into cereals in Western Canada, as well as into cattle feed. If grain has been contaminated by the fungus, it will be refused for human consumption and ...

Saskatchewan research hopes to tease out better ways for Canadian beef farmers to manage ergot consumption in their herd’s ...

People with hypersensitivity to ergot alkaloids and those who have concomitant use of 5-HT1 agonists or ergotamine-containing or ergot-type medications within 24 hours, or concomitant use of ...

A comprehensive review of ergot management evidence has strengthened AHDB's guidance to help UK farmers reduce disease pressure, limit crop infection and keep clean grain clean. The ADAS-led review ...

As alkaloids can be detected in grain with no visible ergot symptoms, they provide a tougher test for grain quality. The ergot review was funded via a levy-payer-led commissioning process and ...

Ergot alkaloids (EAs) are prevalent food contaminants affecting cereals, such as rye, wheat, and barley worldwide. To ensure EU safety standards, the six most common EAs: ergometrine, ergotamine, ...