This review presents the different mycotoxins (aflatoxins, fumonisins and ochratoxin A)
produced in agricultural crops in the West African sub-region. The acute and chronic toxic …

Mycotoxins contamination in some agricultural food commodities seriously impact human
and animal health and reduce the commercial value of crops. Mycotoxins are toxic …

Mucor species. Toxicity screening results showed that 68.57% of the fungi tested were
toxigenic and were mostly isolates of Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium, Rhizopus and …

Aflatoxin M1 (AF M1), a hydroxylated metabolite of AF B1, is an important toxin that can
contaminate the milk of lactating mothers. A correlation study was conducted to determine …

This review has two aims. The first is to identify important environmental influences on the
growth of children aged 1 to 9 years and of adolescents, defined as those aged 10 to 19 …

Aflatoxins are secondary fungal metabolites that contaminate agricultural commodities and
can cause sickness or death in humans and animals. Risk of aflatoxin contamination of food …

Fungal infection and aflatoxin contamination was evaluated on 180 samples of dried
vegetables such as okra, hot chilli, tomato, melon seeds, onion and baobab leaves from …

The role of mycotoxins—eg, aflatoxins, ochratoxins, trichothecenes, zearalenone,
fumonisins, tremorgenic toxins, and ergot alkaloids—has been recognized in the etiology of …

In West Africa, varieties of agricultural produce are processed traditionally for value addition,
and they significantly support food security. Nonfermented and fermented foods are …

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the processes and technologies in
drying of vegetables and vegetable products. The Handbook of Drying of Vegetables and …