In well-developed countries scant attention is currently devoted to the risk of unknown exposure to aflatoxins, highly toxic and carcinogenic compounds. Nevertheless, unexpected ingestion of foods contaminated by these toxins can occasionally occur virtually worldwide.
Department of Public Health Sciences, Postgraduate School of Occupational Medicine, Chair of Occupational Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy. perduri.riccardo@gmail.com