Harmful fungal toxins in wheat: a growing threat

[sciencefreak939]

https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/harmful-fungal-toxins-in-wheat-a-growing-threat-across-europe/

[teslabox]

Contaminated wheat gets diverted to animal feed. At a certain threshold, even chickens shouldn't be fed moldy grains.

Mycotoxins in Poultry Feed and Feed Ingredients from Sub-Saharan Africa and Their Impact on the Production of Broiler and Layer Chickens: A Review -- https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/9/633

Perhaps the next step is to feed the moldy grains to bugs (black soldier flies? mealworms?), then feed the bugs to the chickens. Animals perform an invaluable service to humanity: they upcycle inedible calories into calories humans can use.

[pifm_guy]

I believe these toxins might be behind the recent popularity of 'gluten free' diets.

Gluten free means wheat free, which means toxin free. And that makes people's guts feel better.

I wonder if there is a market for 'toxin free wheat, for those who feel unwell after eating regular wheat'?

[oriettaxx → pifm_guy]

smart!

I wonder, too

[oriettaxx]

I suspect this is why I cannot drink beer anymore without being smashed, while wine is super fine :(

anybody knows about this possible causation?

[autotune → oriettaxx]

Like one specific beer, or all beers? Just so I can, uh, also avoid it in the future.