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Aflatoxin Contamination of Various Staple Foods from Angola and Mozambique

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dc.contributor.authorMatusse, Cláudio
dc.contributor.authorLucamba, Zelda
dc.contributor.authorBila, João
dc.contributor.authorMacuamule, Custódia
dc.contributor.authorSampaio, Ana
dc.contributor.authorAfonso, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorVenâncio, Armando
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Paula
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-14T14:34:48Z
dc.date.available2025-01-14T14:34:48Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractAflatoxins constitute a significant risk in staple foods produced in African countries. This research aimed to analyze the total aflatoxin (AFT) contamination of various staple foods in Angola and Mozambique. A total of 233 samples of corn, peanuts, beans, rice, and cassava flour collected from farmers or local markets from the province of Cuanza Sul, Angola, and the provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, South Mozambique, were analyzed for the presence of AFT using the lateral flow strip method via AgraStrip® ProWATEX® (Romer). The results showed that, from all matrices, the highest incidence and level of AFT were found in corn produced in Mozambique, with medians ranging from 6.5 to 66.5 μg/kg, with the samples showing values as high as 9200 μg/kg. Levels higher than the maximum admissible levels recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission for cereals and pulses (15 μg/kg) were observed in up to 90% of the corn samples, depending on the province. Corn produced in Angola showed lower amounts of AFT, with medians ranging from 1.2 to 7.7 μg/kg. Considering the maximum admissible levels for AFT recommended by the European Commission and the Codex Alimentarius Commission for cereals and pulses, the level of AFT contamination in staple food produced and consumed in the studied provinces is high and constitutes a public health risk for the population. Therefore, risk mitigation strategies are urgently needed.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), through the project Ref. FCT AGA-KHAN/541590696/ 2019 “MYCOTOX-PALOP—Multi-actor partnership for the risk assessment of mycotoxins along the food chain in African Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP)”. We also thank FCT for their financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020 and UIDP/00690/2020), SusTEC (LA/P/0007/2020), CITAB (UID/AGR/04033/2020), CEB (UIDB/04469/ 2020), LABBELS (LA/P/0029/2020), and Inov4Agro (LA/P/0126/2020). Cláudio Matusse thanks FCT for the PhD grant PRT/BD/15483/2022.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMatusse, Cláudio; Lucamba, Zelda; Bila, João; Macuamule, Custódia; Sampaio, Ana; Afonso, Sandra; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, Paula (2024). Aflatoxin Contamination of Various Staple Foods from Angola and Mozambique. Toxins. ISSN 2072-6651. 16:12, p. 1-16pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/toxins16120516pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2072-6651
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/30974
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationMountain Research Center
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dc.relationAssociate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions
dc.relationCentre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences
dc.relationCentre of Biological Engineering of the University of Minho
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectToxicitypt_PT
dc.subjectMycotoxinspt_PT
dc.subjectFood securitypt_PT
dc.subjectQuality controlpt_PT
dc.subjectAfricapt_PT
dc.titleAflatoxin Contamination of Various Staple Foods from Angola and Mozambiquept_PT
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