Detecting mycotoxins boosts sustainability
Lab technician Radhika uses an artificially intelligent NIRS tool to test the validity of samples of oregano.
Getting a handle on mycotoxins and feed contaminants is already helping to give Ireland an edge in reducing its agricultural emissions.
Food Fortress, a sampling and testing programme covering around 80% of the island’s livestock feed, was established in the wake of the 2008 Dioxin crisis, which saw contaminants in livestock feed make their way into Irish pork.





