Zearalenone
Level 5 — High concernIn Winter's Dictionary
Zearalenone is a other — Nonsteroidal estrogenic mycotoxin from Fusarium
Also: ZEA
What it does
Nonsteroidal estrogenic mycotoxin from Fusarium
Where you'll see it
maize, barley, oats, wheat, rice, sorghum, bread
What the research says
Estrogenic mycotoxin; suspected in epidemic of premature menarche in Puerto Rico and Hungary
Regulatory status
- Notes: PMTDI 0.5 microgram/kg bw
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): a potent nonsteroidal estrogenic mycotoxin produced by several Fusarium spp.