Management Practices of Peanuts Applied by Producers of Manhica and Magude Districts and Consumers of Five Markets of Maputo Municipalities and the Contribution of these Practices for the Exposure to Aflatoxins

Salvador, Elsa Maria; Cumbe, Felícia Maurício

doi:10.26502/jfsnr.2642-11000047

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“…National markets do not restrict the sale of aflatoxincontaminated peanuts and exports of peanut oil and its fractions, not chemically modified, to Switzerland were up to $80M a year. Aflatoxins have been determined in Maputo, south of the country, and levels were found acceptable at supermarkets, with average 2.71 μg/kg raw peanut, but mycotoxins continue to be a problem in both formal and informal trade [109], [110]. There is a frequent misconception based on solubility considerations and developed market surveys that aflatoxins do not occur in peanut oil, but they can contain high contamination levels [111].…”

Section: E Peanutsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Toxigenic Fungi: An Economic and Health Obstruction to Wellness in Mozambique

Fernandes

Ferrão

Guina

et al. 2021

EJFOOD

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Food safety is a major concern worldwide. Food-crop contamination by fungi and mycotoxins is a common occurrence causing persistent exposure that raises critical health problems and economic losses. Food and feeds are frequently tainted by multiple contaminants, such as trace elements, heavy metals, dioxins, pesticides, and mycotoxins. Most African countries lack the ability to enforce international food safety regulations and face frequent rejection of exportable raw food materials leading to financial burden and increased intramural consumption of contaminated products. The literature on mycotoxins is extremely vast, investigating or reporting cellular mechanisms and toxicity, associated pathology and animal performance, effects of these compounds on general malnutrition and on human health. However, different sampling and analytical methods for research has hindered progress, data collection and interpretation. Innovative and promising commercial solutions of technological biocontrol have been approved in few African countries but may not be the sole and long-lasting solution for the management of mycotoxins. We describe an economic burden in Mozambique of naturally occurring toxigenic fungi moulds in banana plantations, and a public health impact from non-rotating crops of cassava, groundnutsб and maize. Finally, we mention our moderate role in surveillance and monitoring of mycotoxins in family smallholder farmers, informal markets, and cooperatives.

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Section: E Peanutsmentioning

confidence: 99%