A review of toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in feeds and food commodities in West Africa

AO Aasa, FF Fru, OA Adelusi… - World Mycotoxin …, 2023 - wageningenacademic.com
Fungal contamination is a threat to food safety in West Africa with implications for food and
feed due to their climate, which is characterised by high temperatures and high relative …

Review of mycotoxins in foods in Nigeria

CC Onyeke - Food Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Contamination of foods by fungi and subsequent synthesis of mycotoxins in situ is a global
menace. This is attributed to biotic and abiotic factors. There are several reported incidences …

Quantitative assessment of aflatoxin exposure and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk associated with consumption of select Nigerian staple foods

A Wenndt, F Mutua, D Grace, LF Thomas… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aflatoxin contamination of staple grains and legumes has been linked to hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) and other adverse health outcomes, constituting a substantial public …

Fungal isolates and metabolites in locally processed rice from five agro-ecological zones of Nigeria

R Abdus-Salaam, O Atanda, F Fanelli… - Food Additives & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study reports the distribution of fungal isolates and fungal metabolites that naturally
contaminate locally processed rice from five agro-ecological zones of Nigeria. The fungal …