A balancing act: Synthetic oversampling corrects skewed distribution of aflatoxin in maize and improves prediction of contaminated kernels

C Siegel, M Aoun, GL Windham, WP Williams… - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Current spectral models for detecting aflatoxin (AF) in maize kernels are limited by very low
representation of kernels with AF levels above the models' specified contamination …

Effect of dietary macronutrients on aflatoxicosis: a mini‐review

Z Nurul Adilah, S Mohd Redzwan - … of the Science of Food and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aflatoxin is a toxin produced by Aspergillus species of fungi. The main route of aflatoxin
exposure is through the diet. Indeed, long‐term aflatoxin exposure is linked to the …

Aflatoxin M1 levels in urine and breast milk of lactating mothers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

AI Aminuddin, R Jamaluddin, MR Sabran… - Food Additives & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aflatoxins are carcinogens that can contaminate food and affect various body organs
especially liver and kidney. When consumed, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is partially metabolised …

Aflatoxins in food: Prevalence, health effects, and emerging trends in its mitigation—An updated review

B Balan, AS Dhaulaniya, M Kumar… - Food Safety and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by a variety of fungal and mold species.
One of the mycotoxin families that is often regarded as the most concerned one in human …

Biodegradation of aflatoxin B1 by Bacillus subtilis YGT1 isolated from yoghurt

A Al-Mamari, AM Al-Sadi… - International Food …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Aflatoxin contamination of food products is recognised as a major food safety concern
throughout the world because of its carcinogenic, mutagenic, and immunosuppressive …

Assessment of mothers' knowledge and practice towards aflatoxin contamination in complementary foods in Ethiopia: from pre-harvest to household

AA Beyene, AZ Woldegiorgis… - World Mycotoxin …, 2016 - wageningenacademic.com
This study assessed the knowledge and practices of the mothers in Ethiopia on issues
related to aflatoxin in complementary foods (CFs) using structured questionnaires. The study …

A mixed methods assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to aflatoxin contamination and exposure among caregivers of children under 5 years in …

AO Awuor, G Wambura, I Ngere, E Hunsperger… - Public Health …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: Identifying factors that may influence aflatoxin exposure in children under 5 years
of age living in farming households in western Kenya. Design: We used a mixed methods …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of aflatoxins in commercial cereal-based baby foods in Iran: A probabilistic risk assessment to health

M Bashiry, H Yazdanpanah, E Sadeghi… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of Aflatoxins (AFs) including B 1, B 2, G 1
and G 2 in commercial cereal-based baby foods by HPLC-FLD method in Iran and related …

Trianthema portulacastrum L.: Traditional medicine in healthcare and biology

D Uttam, S Tanmay, G Rita… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - op.niscpr.res.in
Medicinal plants are the major folk and traditional medicine for the prevention of diseases
worldwide. Trianthema portulacastrum L.(family: Aizoaceae), a small perennial weed, found …

[PDF][PDF] Contamination and adulteration in arecanut (Areca catechu L.) and its chewing foms: The less focused subject by health researchers

SK Bhat, D Ashwin, M Sarpangala - IOSR J. Environ. Sci. Toxicol …, 2017 - academia.edu
Arecanut, Areca catechu L., along with certain other ingredients is the oldest common
masticatory in most of the countries. It is generally chewed as it is believed to have lots of …