Mycotoxin contamination of food and associated health risk in Cameroon: a 25-years review (1993-2018)

E Nguegwouo, A Tchuenchieu… - … of Nutrition & …, 2019 - library.eprintglobalarchived.com
The Gross Domestic Product of Cameron is partially based on agricultural products. Crops
like maize, peanuts, beans, cassava, cocoa and coffee are the most cultivated ones. A high …

Occurrence and dietary risk assessment of mycotoxins in most consumed foods in Cameroon: exploring current data to understand futures challenges

IS Bouelet Ntsama, C Frazzoli, GB Pouokam, V Colizzi - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxins that contaminate different crops and foodstuffs
under certain circumstances during harvesting, handling, storage, and processing. Neither …

Mycotoxins in Sub-Saharan Africa: Present situation, socio-economic impact, awareness, and outlook

P Udomkun, AN Wiredu, M Nagle, R Bandyopadhyay… - Food Control, 2017 - Elsevier
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 occurrence in milk and cereals in North African countries–a review

K Ben Hassouna, J Ben Salah-Abbes… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract North African countries; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia suffer from
mycotoxin contamination. Various studies have indicated the presence of mycotoxins in raw …

Current status of major mycotoxins contamination in food and feed in Africa

H Kebede, X Liu, J Jin, F Xing - Food Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi belongs to the genera
Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium that are capable of contaminating different types of …

Updates on food and feed mycotoxin contamination and safety in Africa with special reference to Nigeria

F Imade, EM Ankwasa, H Geng, S Ullah, T Ahmad… - Mycology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mycotoxin contamination of food and feed is a major concern in sub-Sahara African
countries, particularly Nigeria. It represents a significant limit to health of human, livestock as …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment of mycotoxins intake through the consumption of maize, peanuts, rice and cassava in Côte d'Ivoire

JH Kouadio - Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2022 - scirp.org
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of filamentous fungi that colonize a wide range of
crops, including cereals and oilseeds, both in the field and after harvest, especially during …

Occurrence, importance and control of mycotoxins: A review

M Tola, B Kebede - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Mycotoxins are poisonous chemical compounds produced by certain fungi. There are five
mycotoxins or groups of mycotoxins that occur quite often in food: deoxynivalenol/Nivalenol …

[PDF][PDF] Mycotoxins in Nigerian cereals and public health implications

AA Adewunmi, SO Fapohunda - RAdvFoodSci, 2019 - academia.edu
Recent trends in the contamination of cereal grains by mycotoxins were reported with
respect to public health concerns. Mycotoxins are toxic fungal secondary metabolites …

Assessment of mycotoxins types in some foodstuff consumed in Rwanda

D Umereweneza, T Kamizikunze, T Muhizi - Food Control, 2018 - Elsevier
Occurrence and levels of mycotoxins from maize, peanuts and cassava flours consumed in
Rwanda were determined. The assessed mycotoxins include aflatoxins, fumonisins …