International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 11 2016 11 10 Ochratoxin: A Potent Carcinogen 21 26 EN Surya S. 1 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Saravanan R. 2 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Nazar A.K. Abdul 3 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Padua Shelton 4 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India Roul Subal Kumar 5 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India GOP Ambarish P. 6 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India Ameen Ayesha 1 University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Ahmad Jalil 2 Lahore Compost Pvt. Ltd, Punjab, Pakistan Raza Shahid 3 University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Raza Shahid 1 University of South Asia, Lahore Pakistan Ahmad Jalil 2 Lahore Compost Pvt Ltd, Punjab, Pakistan Ameen Ayesha 3 University of South Asia, Lahore Pakistan Mundhra Avinash 1 Department of Botany, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, 24 Parganas (N), West Bengal-743165, India Zahra Naseem 1 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan and Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Jamil Nadia 2 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Ahmad Sajid Rashid 3 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Kalim Imran 4 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Saeed Muhammad Khalid 5 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan James Noreen 6 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Marriam Madiha 7 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan > Review Paper 2016 9 23 2016 11 10 Ochratoxins are hazardous mycotoxins in nature produced by type of species Aspergillus ochraceous and Aspergillus penecillium. Ochratoxins are the carcinogenic mycotoxins and these toxins may be present in different food entities, plants and animal products. It is placed in group 2B by IARC (the International Agency for Research on Cancer) and is an apparent carcinogen to human beings. Naturally, Ochratoxins, A, B and C are known but Ochratoxin A has been known as a potent nephrotoxic specie. This review introduces Ochratoxin, its presence in food commodities, its harmful effects and current methods for determining ochratoxins. Copyright@ International Science Community Association