An unprecedented study regarding mycotoxins evaluation through the NIRS technology has become available. The paper “Prediction of fumonisins B 1 and B 2 in corn distiller's dried grains with solubles through near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy” has been recently published in the Journal of the Science of Foods and Agriculture. It is a highly relevant assessment, since it is known that mycotoxins from the original cereal grains become concentrated in DDGS (distiller’s dried grains with solubles), which is an efficient feed ingredient. If mycotoxins-contaminated DDGS is used in animal nutrition, it may harm the health of livestock and cause economic losses. NIRS is a practical tool to be applied in real time in the control of mycotoxins and nutritional evaluation of feed ingredients. The models described in this innovative work showed satisfactory correlations and agreement between the levels predicted by NIRS and LC-MS/MS. Therefore, the disclosed findings demonstrate that NIRS can certainly be used as an alternative method, mainly due to its versatility, low cost and agility.

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