But modern technology – specifically, the genetic engineering of plants using recombinant DNA technology (also known as food biotechnology or genetic modification) – offers a way to prevent the problem. Contrary to the claims of food-biotech critics, who insist that genetically modified crops pose risks (none of which has actually occurred) of new allergens or toxins in the food supply, such products offer the food industry a proven and practical means of tackling the fungal contamination at its source.
而当今科技——尤其是借助DNA重组技术（也就是植物生物技术或者基因改造）的基因工程改造植物——为这个问题找到了一条解决的途径。虽然那些食品生物技术反对者们对基金改造作物大肆抨击，认为它们存在引入新变应原或者毒素的风险（即便无一得到证实），但这类产品却能令食品工业切实有效地从源头上杜绝真菌污染。