This book provides the reader with an up-to-date overview on moulds and plant fungi in food raw materials, foodstuffs and feedstuffs, the incidence of toxic metabolites of moulds and their significance for the health of both man and farm animals. The introductory chapters in particular are devoted to the influence of mycotoxins on the organism of man and farm animals. The incidence of micromycetes in food raw material and foodstuffs (meat, meat products, milk, milk products, cereals, grains of corn, rice, flour, semolina, bread, bakery products, nuts, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, confectioneries etc.) is covered in detail in subsequent chapters, with feedstuffs (corn, straw, grass, hay, cereals, fodder etc.) also included.Furthermore, this publication contains information on the ecology of some potential producers of mycotoxins, along with a special chapter devoted to the heat-resistant micromycetes which cause moulding of tinned products. Fungi in the drink water and in the working environment is also given attention.This book is a valuable source of information and reference to sanitation officers, veterinaries, biologists, chemists, toxicologists, people working in food and feed industry, authorities in charge of production supervision and students in some branches of natural sciences. Zdroj anotace: Web obalkyknih.cz