A review of novel physical and chemical decontamination technologies for aflatoxin in food

Although conventional thermal technologies are known to cause aflatoxin degradation, they are not adequate for complete aflatoxin degradation in food products. Novel technologies like pulsed light, electrolyzed water and cold plasma have shown complete degradation of aflatoxin on different substrates. However, application on food products need further studies along with the degradant toxicology and its interaction with food components. Novel processing technologies shows significant potential for future applications in decontaminating aflatoxin in the food industry.