Food is one of the most intimate and important components of our chemical environments. Good food is not only expected to look fresh and tasty but it must be free from all contaminants. Mycotoxins are natural food and feed contaminants mainly produced by moulds of genera Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus paraciticus, Aspergillus nomius 1 . Mycotoxin contaminated food consumption is associated with several cases of human poisoning or mycotoxicosis and some times resulting in death 2 . Fungus invades, most commonly, cereal foods in hotter countries due to which shortage of food was faced 3 .Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the leading food grain of Pakistan and being the staple diet of the people. Wheat provides energy, which is a rich source of carbohydrates, magnesium, manganese, proteins, vitamin, fiber and minerals. Different by-products are formed from raw wheat that are used in bakeries for different food products. It occupies a central position on agricultural policies and economics of the country. It contributes 12.5 % to the value added in agriculture and 2.9 % to GDP. Wheat is cultivated on an area of 8 million hectares and its annual production was about 18.47 million tons in 2008-2009. At farm level, the storage consists of mud bins, metallic bins, concrete rooms, jute bags and wooden boxes. Whole
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