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https://csirspace.foodresearchgh.site/handle/123456789/709| Title: | Fungal and aflatoxin contamination of maize stored in silos and warehouses in Ghana |
| Authors: | Kpodo, K. A. Halm, M. |
| Keywords: | Aflatoxins;Silos;Warehouses;Maize;Ghana;Fungal toxins |
| Issue Date: | 1990 |
| Publisher: | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),Food Research Institute, Ghana |
| Abstract: | Samples of maize stored in silos and warehouses by the Ghana Food Distribution Cooperation were examined for fungal flora and aflatoxin content. Among six main types of fungi found in the samples were Aspergillus flavus Link, Aspergillus ochraceus and Penicillium expansum which are known to produce aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and patulin respectively. All the samples analysed showed aflatoxin contamination with 80% containing aflatoxin concentrations above the FAO/WHO recommended maximum permissible limit of 30µg/kg. All the maize samples however had moisture contents below 13.5% suggesting that fungal growth and aflatoxin contamination occurred before storage |
| URI: | https://csirspace.foodresearchgh.site/handle/123456789/709 |
| Appears in Collections: | Food Research Institute |
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