Mycotoxins - LC/MS/MS

Mycotoxin Testing

Ensure consumer safety

Molds and other filamentous fungal species are ubiquitous and can thrive under the appropriate conditions to create secondary metabolites called mycotoxins. Mycotoxin contamination can happen in cannabis products at any stage, from the time of preharvest until the time the user consumes it, and can be extremely dangerous to both human and animal health. Certain mycotoxins have the potential to be neurotoxic, teratogenic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic. Mycotoxins, though genotype-specific can be produced by one or more fungal species and a single species can produce multiple types of mycotoxin. The two most common mycotoxin types linked to cannabis products are aflatoxins and ochratoxin A. Aspergillus species are responsible for producing aflatoxins, which are among the most toxic mycotoxins. On the other hand, Penicillium and Aspergillus species produce ochratoxin A, a frequent mycotoxin that contaminates food.