TY - JOUR
T1 - Keeping mycotoxins away from the food
T2 - Does the existence of regulations have any impact in Africa?
AU - Matumba, Limbikani
AU - Van Poucke, Christof
AU - Njumbe Ediage, Emmanuel
AU - De Saeger, Sarah
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Following the discovery of aflatoxins in the early 1960s, there have been many studies leading to the uncovering of many mycotoxins and the understanding of associated health effects in animals and humans. Consequently, there has been a global increase in the number of countries with mycotoxin regulations in foods. However, many African countries have only regulations for aflatoxins (or a few other mycotoxins) in specific foods, or no regulations at all. This paper critically reviews the challenges thwarting the establishment of mycotoxin regulations and their impacts on human dietary mycotoxin exposure in Africa. Mycotoxin regulatory limits for different countries are compared with mycotoxin tolerable daily intakes established by international food safety bodies taking into account consumption patterns. The agrarian setup, food insecurity, and mycotoxin analytical challenges in African countries are discussed; and more feasible mycotoxin dietary exposure reduction strategies are proposed.
AB - Following the discovery of aflatoxins in the early 1960s, there have been many studies leading to the uncovering of many mycotoxins and the understanding of associated health effects in animals and humans. Consequently, there has been a global increase in the number of countries with mycotoxin regulations in foods. However, many African countries have only regulations for aflatoxins (or a few other mycotoxins) in specific foods, or no regulations at all. This paper critically reviews the challenges thwarting the establishment of mycotoxin regulations and their impacts on human dietary mycotoxin exposure in Africa. Mycotoxin regulatory limits for different countries are compared with mycotoxin tolerable daily intakes established by international food safety bodies taking into account consumption patterns. The agrarian setup, food insecurity, and mycotoxin analytical challenges in African countries are discussed; and more feasible mycotoxin dietary exposure reduction strategies are proposed.
KW - Africa
KW - Food Contamination/analysis
KW - Food Microbiology
KW - Food Safety
KW - Food Supply/legislation & jurisprudence
KW - Legislation, Food/standards
KW - Mycotoxins/analysis
U2 - 10.1080/10408398.2014.993021
DO - 10.1080/10408398.2014.993021
M3 - Review
C2 - 25898143
SN - 1040-8398
VL - 57
SP - 1584
EP - 1592
JO - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
JF - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
IS - 8
ER -