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dc.contributor.authorKpodo, K. A.-
dc.contributor.authorHalm, M.-
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-02T11:05:52Z-
dc.date.available2017-11-02T11:05:52Z-
dc.date.issued1990-
dc.identifier.urihttps://csirspace.foodresearchgh.site/handle/123456789/709-
dc.description.abstractSamples 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 storageen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),Food Research Institute, Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectAflatoxinsen_US
dc.subjectSilosen_US
dc.subjectWarehousesen_US
dc.subjectMaizeen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectFungal toxinsen_US
dc.titleFungal and aflatoxin contamination of maize stored in silos and warehouses in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
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