Contamination of both raw and parboiled rice in Sri Lankan market with Aflatoxins is a crucial health hazard as Aflatoxins are carcinogenic and immune suppressive. Parboiled rice is found to be more vulnerable for the occurrence of Aflatoxins due to the quality changes happens wi...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i930462
Aim: The study was aimed at determining the mycoflora and aflatoxin producing fungi in some storage cereals sold at Darki market, Wudil Local Government Area, Kano State. Nigeria. Study Design: A total of thirty samples (ten samples containing 250g each of maize, millet and wheat...
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Sira Bamba, Adama Coulibaly, Sidibe Daouda, Nyamien B. Yves & Biego Godi Henri Marius·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
Aims: The objective of this study is to estimate the health risk incurred by the Ivorian adult consumer as a result of exposure to AFB1 and the sum of aflatoxins (AFT) through the consumption of maize. Place and Duration of Study: During this study 375 samples of maize (grains, c...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i730323
Aims: Determination of mycological quality of relief maize meal and Nutritional supplement of maize product (Unimix) in Moyale, Northern Kenya as regards aflatoxin producing fungi and aflatoxin Contamination. Study Design: Purposeful sampling technique was applied targeting homes...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/28684
Aims: This study was undertaken with the aim of establishing whether irrigation reduces aflatoxigenic fungal and aflatoxin contamination of maize samples purposefully selected from two regions practicing rain-fed and irrigation farming systems Kenya. Place and Duration of Study: ...
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Aims: This study was carried out to assess the mycobiota and aflatoxins contamination in selected common smoked-dried fish samples sold at Ojo Oba market in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria and their environmental health implications. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ek...
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