Patulin is a potent mycotoxin produced chiefly by Penicillium expansum, a fungal species that frequently contaminates apples and other fruit-derived products. Recognised for its acute and chronic ...

The elderly former owner of a Sunnyside plant where inspectors found putrid and moldy juice product was sentenced to three ...

Valley Processing in Sunnyside, Yakima County, sold grape juice that contained mold and animal urine, according to FDA inspectors.

The owner of Valley Processing, Mary Ann Bliesner, has been sentenced to three years of probation and fined over $742,000 for selling tainted ...

Bliesner, the owner of the now-shuttered Sunnyside company, pleaded guilty in December to introducing adulterated food into ...

They were told to list patulin testing on apple juice products as pending, when no testing was done or test results showed levels that exceeded FDA limits, according to a court document.

Mycotoxin patulin poses serious threats to human health by contaminating food and food products; biological detoxification of patulin by using enzymes is a promising method, and the key is an ...

Patulin has a strong affinity for sulphydryl groups, which causes the inactivation of enzymes. Although no specific studies on the mode of action of patulin have been performed, it is becoming clear ...