[HTML][HTML] A review of recent innovative strategies for controlling mycotoxins in foods

GM Hamad, T Mehany, J Simal-Gandara… - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Mycotoxin contamination of foods from mycotoxigenic fungi such as Aspergillus, Alternaria,
Fusarium and Penicillium spp. is a significant threat to food safety and quality. Aflatoxins …

Microbiological safety of ready‐to‐eat foods in low‐and middle‐income countries: A comprehensive 10‐year (2009 to 2018) review

OM Makinde, KI Ayeni, M Sulyok… - … reviews in food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ready‐to‐eat foods (RTEs) are foods consumed without any further processing. They are
widely consumed as choice meals especially by school‐aged children and the fast‐paced …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the mycotoxicological risk from consumption of complementary foods by infants and young children in Nigeria

OT Ojuri, CN Ezekiel, M Sulyok, OT Ezeokoli… - Food and chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study assessed, for the first time, the mycotoxicological risks from consumption of
complementary foods by infants and young children in Nigeria. Molds belonging to …

Dietary risk assessment and consumer awareness of mycotoxins among household consumers of cereals, nuts and legumes in north-central Nigeria

CN Ezekiel, KI Ayeni, MO Akinyemi, M Sulyok… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study characterized the health risks due to the consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated
foods and assessed the consumer awareness level of mycotoxins in households in two …

[HTML][HTML] Mycotoxin co-exposures in infants and young children consuming household-and industrially-processed complementary foods in Nigeria and risk …

OT Ojuri, CN Ezekiel, MK Eskola, B Šarkanj… - Food control, 2019 - Elsevier
This study compared mycotoxin levels in 53 household-formulated and 84 industrially-
processed complementary foods, assessed co-exposure patterns from consumption of the …

The fate of mycotoxins during secondary food processing of maize for human consumption

S Schaarschmidt… - Comprehensive Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mycotoxins are naturally occurring fungal metabolites that are associated with health
hazards and are widespread in cereals including maize. The most common mycotoxins in …

The fate of mycotoxins during the primary food processing of maize

S Schaarschmidt, C Fauhl-Hassek - Food Control, 2021 - Elsevier
Mycotoxins are widespread natural toxins with diverse toxicological impacts, produced in
crops like cereals in the field and/or post-harvest. Most common mycotoxins that occur at …

[HTML][HTML] Profit efficiency and influencing factors for the inefficiency of maize production in Bangladesh

KMM Adnan, SA Sarker, RAZ Tama, P Pooja - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the profit efficiency and the responsible factors for inefficiency in 350
hybrid maize growers in selected areas of Bangladesh by using the profit frontier function …

High-Throughput Sequence Analyses of Bacterial Communities and Multi-Mycotoxin Profiling During Processing of Different Formulations of Kunu, a Traditional …

CN Ezekiel, KI Ayeni, OT Ezeokoli, M Sulyok… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Kunu is a traditional fermented single or mixed cereals-based beverage popularly
consumed in many parts of West Africa. Presently, the bacterial community and mycotoxin …

[HTML][HTML] Mycotoxin exposure biomonitoring in breastfed and non-exclusively breastfed Nigerian children

CN Ezekiel, WA Abia, D Braun, B Šarkanj… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
A multi-specimen, multi-mycotoxin approach involving ultra-sensitive LC-MS/MS analysis of
breast milk, complementary food and urine was applied to examine mycotoxin co-exposure …