Worldwide aflatoxin contamination of agricultural products and foods: From occurrence to control

A Jallow, H Xie, X Tang, Z Qi, P Li - Comprehensive reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aflatoxins represent a global public health and economic concern as they are responsible
for significant adverse health and economic issues affecting consumers and farmers …

Mycotoxins and consumers' awareness: Recent progress and future challenges

K Mukhtar, BG Nabi, S Ansar, ZF Bhat, RM Aadil… - Toxicon, 2023 - Elsevier
While food shortages have become an important challenge, providing safe food resources is
a point of interest on a global scale. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites that are formed …

Global occurrence of deoxynivalenol in food commodities and exposure risk assessment in humans in the last decade: A survey

S Mishra, S Srivastava, J Dewangan… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Preventing food from fungal infestation has become a cause of great concern as food safety
is of particular importance to public health globally. Recently International Agency for …

African sorghum-based fermented foods: past, current and future prospects

OA Adebo - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a well-known drought and climate resistant crop with vast
food use for the inhabitants of Africa and other developing countries. The importance of this …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Aflatoxins: Occurrence, biosynthesis, mechanism of action and effects, conventional/emerging detection techniques

VO Okechukwu, OA Adelusi, AP Kappo, PB Njobeh… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic secondary metabolites prevalent in various food and agricultural
products, posing significant challenges to global food safety. The detection and …

The socio-economic impact of mycotoxin contamination in Africa

S Gbashi, NE Madala, S De Saeger… - Mycotoxins-Impact …, 2018 - books.google.com
The proliferated contamination of agricultural commodities by mycotoxins and their attendant
toxic effects on humans and animals which consume such commodities constitutes a major …

Microbiological safety and the management of microbial resources in artisanal foods and beverages: The need for a transdisciplinary assessment to conciliate actual …

V Capozzi, M Fragasso, P Russo - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Current social and environmental trends explain the rising popularity of artisanal fermented
foods and beverages. In contrast with their marketing success, several studies underline a …

Two faces of fermented foods—the benefits and threats of its consumption

K Skowron, A Budzyńska, K Grudlewska-Buda… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In underdeveloped and developing countries, due to poverty, fermentation is one of the most
widely used preservation methods. It not only allows extending the shelf life of food, but also …

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 …