Aflatoxins in Food A Recent Perspective

Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem is a Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has completed his Ph.D. (Botany) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India in 2011. Dr. Hakeem has worked as Post Doctorate Fellow in 2012 and Fellow Researcher (Associate Prof.) from 2013-2016 at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia. His specialty is Plant Eco-Physiology, Molecular biology, Plant-Microbe-soil interactions, Medicinal plant research and Environmental Sciences and so farfar, has edited and authored more than 25 60 books with Springer International, Academic Press (Elsevier) etc. He has also to his credit more than 110 135 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 40 60 book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. Dr Hakeem is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships.

Prof. Carlos A. F. Oliveira is a Professor at the Department of Food Engineering,School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He holds M. Sc. degree in Public Health and has done Ph.D in Public Health. He has over 30 years of teaching experience and is currently teaching Applied Microbiology to graduate students of the Food  EngineeringFood Engineering Program at FZEA/USP, Brazil. He is an editorial board member of numerous renowned journals. Prof. Carlos has published almost 180 articles, book, chapters, etc. and has an H-index of 28 with 2077 citations.

Dr. Amir Ismail is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Food Science & Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. His research focuses on the analysis of Aflatoxin M1 and Heavy Metals in food supply.