Safety Assessment of Aspergillus cristatus CCNH008 for Potential Use in Food and Health Applications
Zishan Jiao, Jiahao Huang, Juan Yang, Xinyi Chen, Xiaowei Zheng · 2026
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Zishan Jiao and colleagues assess the safety of a tea-fermenting fungus strain for possible food use, in a 2026 toxicology study. Aspergillus cristatus drives Fu brick tea fermentation, yet strain-level safety data remain limited. Their strain, CCNH008, underwent acute and ninety-day feeding studies in rodents, plus a recovery period and several genotoxicity tests.
No deaths, clinical signs, or treatment-related tissue changes appeared at the doses tested, and body weight, blood measures, and organ weights stayed unaffected. Mutation and chromosome damage assays were negative throughout. The authors conclude the strain shows no evidence of oral toxicity or genotoxicity, supporting further food application work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zishan Jiao, Jiahao Huang, Juan Yang, Xinyi Chen, Xiaowei Zheng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |