Fungal diversity and mycotoxins in retail polished and unpolished rice in Thailand
Supeecha Waiya, Saranya Poapolathep, Donnaya Thanakitpipattana, Nattawut Boonyuen, Onuma Piasai, Johanna F. Gremmels, Sarah De Saeger, Antonio F. Logrieco, Amnart Poapolathep · 2026
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Supeecha Waiya and colleagues survey fungi and toxins in shop rice across Bangkok, Thailand, in a study from 2026. Fifty retail packs, half polished and half unpolished, were blotted for fungal growth, named by shape and multi-gene reads. Screened for toxins by sensitive mass methods, since daily rice eating makes even low contamination matter.
Fungi touched 12.6 percent of grain, slightly more in unpolished rice, with Aspergillus and allied genera leading the list in the reported finds. Only two toxins appeared, each in two unpolished samples, at levels under the national cap. No banned cancer-linked toxins were found, though handling care for unpolished grain is still urged.
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| CREATOR | Supeecha Waiya, Saranya Poapolathep, Donnaya Thanakitpipattana, Nattawut Boonyuen, Onuma Piasai, Johanna F. Gremmels, Sarah De Saeger, Antonio F. Logrieco, Amnart Poapolathep |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42755 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |