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Paola Battilani

Universitą Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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Climate change and food safety: an emerging issue with special focus on Europe

M Miraglia, HJP Marvin, GA Kleter, P Battilani… - Food and chemical …, 2009 - Elsevier
According to general consensus, the global climate is changing, which may also affect
agricultural and livestock production. The potential impact of climate change on food security is a …

Review on pre-and post-harvest management of peanuts to minimize aflatoxin contamination

…, GG Barros, SA Palacios, SN Chulze, P Battilani - Food Research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is cultivated in the tropical and warm temperate
regions of the world. Its production reaches approximately 39.9 million metric tons per year. …

European research on ochratoxin A in grapes and wine

P Battilani, N Magan, A Logrieco - International journal of food microbiology, 2006 - Elsevier
European wine production represents about 70% of world production and thus is an important
export commodity. Ochratoxin A (OTA) was first detected as a wine contaminant in 1996 …

[HTML][HTML] Aflatoxin B1 contamination in maize in Europe increases due to climate change

P Battilani, P Toscano, HJ Van der Fels-Klerx… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Climate change has been reported as a driver for emerging food and feed safety issues
worldwide and its expected impact on the presence of mycotoxins in food and feed is of great …

Studies on Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from maize in northern Italy

…, N Magan, A Pietri, T Bertuzzi, P Battilani - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
… were confirmed by ANOVA among all the a w levels tested (P ≤ 0.01). Significant differences
among strains were also observed (P ≤ 0.01); in particular, A 2046 showed the fastest and …

Occurrence of ochratoxin A–producing fungi in grapes grown in Italy

P Battilani, A Pietri, T Bertuzzi, L Languasco… - Journal of food …, 2003 - Elsevier
A study was carried out to investigate fungi present on grapes grown in Italy. Aspergillus
and Penicillium spp. isolates were identified and studied in vitro, and their ability to produce …

Rapid detection of kernel rots and mycotoxins in maize by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

N Berardo, V Pisacane, P Battilani… - Journal of agricultural …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a practical spectroscopic procedure for the detection of
organic compounds in matter. It is particularly useful because of its nondestructiveness, …

Ochratoxin A in grapes and wine

P Battilani, A Pietri - Mycotoxins in Plant Disease: Under the aegis of COST …, 2002 - Springer
… only colonised the pulp in damaged berries and P. pinophilum apparently never grew
inside berries. The amount of OTA produced was clearly inftuenced by the status of the berries …

Effect of aw and CO2 level on Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production in high moisture maize post-harvest

P Giorni, P Battilani, A Pietri, N Magan - International journal of food …, 2008 - Elsevier
… On agar medium up to 75% CO 2 at both 0.95 and 0.92 a w significant inhibition of
growth was obtained (P<0.05). In stored grain inoculated with spores of A. flavus there was …

Penicillium populations in dry-cured ham manufacturing plants

P Battilani, A Pietri, P Giorni, S Formenti… - Journal of Food …, 2007 - Elsevier
… Ochratoxin A production ability, checked in vitro at 25C, was observed in 50% of the P.
nordicum … On the basis of this study, P. nordicum, the ochratoxin A producer that is notable on …