Review of ochratoxin A toxicity and of prevention, removal, and detoxification methods
Ding L, Han M, Wang X, Guo Y (2023) · Toxins (Basel) 15(9):565
A review summarized the reported toxicological profile of ochratoxin A and evaluated methods for preventing its formation and removing it from contaminated substrates.
What they studied
A review of the toxicological literature on ochratoxin A, produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium species.
Reported nephrotoxic, immunotoxic, neurotoxic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic endpoints.
Physical, chemical, and biological methods reported for prevention, removal, and detoxification.
What they found
The authors reported multiple organ-system toxicities for ochratoxin A across the cited experimental literature.
They reported that no single removal or detoxification method was fully effective in the reviewed studies.
Source control was reported as the most effective measure described in the literature.
What it does not establish
Most of the reviewed toxicology concerns dietary exposure, not inhalation in buildings.
A narrative review; it does not pool exposure-response data.
Removal methods reviewed apply chiefly to food and agricultural substrates.
This entry reports the study. It is not a statement about any building Sage Co. designs or constructs.
Source
- Ding L, Han M, Wang X, Guo Y (2023). Ochratoxin A: overview of prevention, removal, and detoxification methods · Toxins (Basel) 15(9):565 · Read at the source
Last reviewed August 30, 2026.