Journal
FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 45-51Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2019.1690053
Keywords
Aflatoxins; AFB(1); total aflatoxins; household maize; rural Kenya
Funding
- University of Georgia namely Interdisciplinary and Innovative Research Grant [ECG-A-00-07-00001-00]
- United States Agency for international Development Feed the Future Program Peanut and Mycotoxin Innovation Laboratory
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The objective of this study is to determine the occurrence and level of aflatoxins (AFs) contamination in freshly harvested maize for human consumption in rural Kenya. Maize kernels and freshly milled maize flour (n = 338) were collected from households in Siaya and Makueni counties. While both counties are representatives of different environmental and climate conditions, Makueni County is the area with reported outbreaks of aflatoxicosis. Samples were analysed for AFB(1), AFB(2), AFG(1), and AFG(2) using Ultra High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence detection. AFs were detected in 100% of the samples with the range of 2.14-411 mu g/kg. The geometric mean of total AFs in all samples from Makueni County is 62.5 mu g/kg with 95% CI: 53.7, 71.4 while in Siaya County is 52.8 mu g/kg with 95% CI: 44.0, 61.7. This study showed that AFs contamination is prevalent in maize-based foods in the region.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available