o:9968 Overview of Current Regulatory and Methodological Approaches for the Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins en Risk assessment is a dynamic and continuously evolving process aimed at characterizing the potential adverse effects on life and health arising from exposure to hazards. Among these hazards, mycotoxins represent one of the most significant and widely investigated contaminants in food and feed. This review aims to summarize current knowledge on mycotoxin risk assessment practice, both for single substances and for cumulative risk assessment, and to provide practical guidance for future researchers. As individual sub- stances, mycotoxins are well characterized from a toxicological perspective, and numerous risk assessments have been conducted globally across a wide range of food products. Al- though well-established methodological frameworks exist to support the cumulative risk assessment of mycotoxins, further efforts are needed to define common assessment groups, especially considering the pleiotropic nature of these compounds. Keywords: mycotoxins; risk assessment; hazard assessment; exposure assessment; hazard characterization https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins18070294 2026-07-09T09:04:26.615Z 44 yes 46 Bozidar Udovicki University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Food Safety and Quality Management Overview of Current Regulatory and Methodological Approaches for the Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8780-0021 Dragan Milicevic Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade Overview of Current Regulatory and Methodological Approaches for the Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins person https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9001-0584 Andreja Rajkovic Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health, Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation Overview of Current Regulatory and Methodological Approaches for the Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins person https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1062-0564 application/pdf 371793 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:9968 no yes 16 70 92000002 71A01 Toxins 294 18 MDPI 2026