Agricultural products, especially cereal grains, serve as staple foods in sub-Saharan Africa.
However, climatic conditions in this region can lead to contamination of these commodities …

Major staple foods in Southern Africa are prone to mycotoxin contamination, posing health
risks to consumers and consequent economic losses. Regional climatic zones favor the …

Mycotoxins are one of the most significant contributors to food losses in developing
countries including Ethiopia, and became a recurring food safety challenge. Many studies …

Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxins that contaminate different crops and foodstuffs
under certain circumstances during harvesting, handling, storage, and processing. Neither …

Many studies have reported the occurrence of mycotoxin in human foods and animal feeds
in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, and zearalenone are …

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi belongs to the genera
Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium that are capable of contaminating different types of …

As animal feed is prone to infestation with mycotoxin-producing fungi, mycotoxin
contamination of feed should be monitored. Here, we report a multi-mycotoxin survey of feed …

Mycotoxin contamination of foods creates an unusual scientific problem. The solutions to
control unacceptable levels of contamination are based in agricultural technology, but the …

Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites with a potential to have adverse effects on
humans and animals. The rationale of this review was to examine the current status of …

South Africa (SA) is a leading exporter of maize in Africa. The commercial maize farming
sector contributes to about 85% of the overall maize produced. More than 33% of South …