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Two food-safety experts independently evaluated each video with an investigator-developed Video Content Quality (VCQ) checklist, the Global Quality Scale (GQS), and a five-item modified DISCERN instrument. The final sample comprised 77 company\/commercial and 36 academic\/noncommercial videos. After Holm adjustment across five source-group outcomes, company\/commercial videos had higher VCQ and modified DISCERN scores (both adjusted p &lt; 0.001), whereas academic\/noncommercial videos had a higher interaction rate (adjusted p = 0.024). The GQS comparison did not meet the adjusted significance threshold (adjusted p = 0.066) and should not be interpreted as proof of equivalence. Video age was associated with cumulative views and likes but not with any quality score after correction. Item-level VCQ results showed that authoritative-source citation and health-effects coverage were among the least frequently awarded full-credit domains. Although the three quality measures were strongly correlated, neither interaction rate nor viewing rate was significantly associated with them. Platform engagement therefore did not serve as a reliable marker of scientific quality in this sample. Source- and region-based comparisons remain exploratory because the single-query design, broad uploader categories, and uneven source composition may have shaped the sampled videos.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/toxins18080347","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]],"date-time":"2026-08-14T08:08:29Z","timestamp":1786694909000},"page":"347","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Public Communication of Foodborne Mycotoxin Risks on YouTube\u2122: A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Video Quality, Reliability, and Educational Value"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7236-6616","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00d6mer Faruk","family":"Ye\u015fil","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Processing (Food Technology Program), Diyarbak\u0131r Vocational School of Agriculture, Dicle University, 21280 Diyarbak\u0131r, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5934-7170","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmet","family":"\u00c7elik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Crop and Animal Production (Dairy and Livestock Program), Diyarbak\u0131r Vocational School of Agriculture, Dicle University, 21280 Diyarbak\u0131r, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"497","DOI":"10.1128\/CMR.16.3.497-516.2003","article-title":"Mycotoxins","volume":"16","author":"Bennett","year":"2003","journal-title":"Clin. 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