Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Biology - Diseases, Health, Nutrition, grade: 18/20, University of British Columbia, language: English, abstract: Capillary Electrophoresis is a separation technique that presents scientists with lots of advantages over other separation methods. In this review, the various modes of capillary electrophoresis and different detectors coupled to it were discussed. Toxins commonly found in food is presented as well, with emphasis on natural toxins such as mycotoxins, bacterial toxins, and paralytic shellfish toxins. Finally, applications of capillary electrophoresis for toxin analysis in different studies were summarized.