Harvest Season Mycotoxin Testing: Tips & Tricks
September 11, 2024

About the Webinar
With harvest underway across the country, employees at grain elevators, processors, and feed mills are dusting off their pipettes and performing more routine mycotoxin tests — often, for the first time in several months (or ever!). Mycotoxin testing can be intimidating, but it is an important part of maintaining food and feed safety and understanding the raw materials in your system.
In this webinar, Neogen Food Safety experts Rebecca Rett and Alex Kostin went in-depth with tips and tricks on how to make your harvest season testing run smoothly and answered your top-of-mind questions.
What was covered:
- Importance of mycotoxin testing
- Proper techniques for sampling, pipetting, and following kit procedures
- Supply organization and storage
- Proficiency program available to track technician compliance to protocols
- Developing an environmental monitoring program for spoilage microorganisms
- Case study of a food spoilage issue in a food processing environment
About the Speakers
Rebecca Rett, Chemistry Solution Specialist, Neogen
Rebecca Rett is a Solution Specialist at Neogen, driving and supporting the mycotoxin, allergen, and general sanitation product lines. Rebecca has been with Neogen for 9 years, where she also had experience as a Territory Manager for our Canada division before transitioning into her current role. Rebecca grew up in southeast Michigan and has a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Michigan State University.
Alex Kostin, Field Application Scientist, Neogen
Alex is a Field Application Scientist at Neogen, supporting the Mycotoxin and Allergen products. He has over 13 years of experience working at Neogen in the Technical Service Department. He started out as a Technical Service Representative working closely with customers on training, matrix feasibility studies, and troubleshooting. From there Alex was promoted to manager of the department for 8 years before taking his current role. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Central Michigan University.
Category: Webinars, Food & Beverage, Milling & Grain, Mycotoxins