“…Near-infrared (NIR) or mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy techniques, both in combination or not with Fourier-transform (FT), are commonly used in a remarkably wide range of applications for the analysis of moisture, oil, fiber, starch, lipids, protein, yeast and bacteria in agricultural products [ 14 , 15 ]. In recent years, the potential of using IR spectroscopy for the detection of mycotoxins, including DON, ochratoxin A, fumonisins and aflatoxins, and mycotoxigenic fungal contamination in cereals and cereal products has been also demonstrated [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. Among mycotoxins, the most investigated one was DON, mainly in Fusarium -damaged wheat kernels and ground wheat [ 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 34 ] and to a lesser extent in maize, barley and oat [ 17 , 21 , 32 , 33 ].…”