By Murray Sherriffs
UK researchers examining plant-based food and drinks say that there is a prevalence of mycotoxins in hundreds of products for sale in supermarkets.
Every single one of the 212 products tested—meat and dairy substitutes for burgers; vegetarian chicken; vegan sausages; and oat, almond and soy-based milks—contain at least one of 19 different kinds of mycotoxins.
Mycotoxins naturally occur, and the poisonous compounds produced by fungi pose little risk in small quantities, but researchers warn that a diet heavily made up of meat and dairy substitutes “could lead to a cumulative build-up of mycotoxins, potentially resulting in health problems.”
More information is available in the journal Food Control.
