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ArticleGhana medical journal2021

Determination of aflatoxin levels in bokina beverage.

Ebenezer Ofori-Attah, Abigail Aning, Mark Ofosuhene, Justice Kumi, Regina Appiah-Opong

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Article in Ghana medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ebenezer Ofori-AttahDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Abigail AningDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Mark OfosuheneDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Justice KumiDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Regina Appiah-OpongDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
University of Ghana · GHNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research · GH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The main aim of this study was to investigate levels of total aflatoxin and aflatoxin M Methods: Bokina, dairy milk and millet were purchased monthly over a period of 7 months from bokina producers at Ashaiman and Nima, in Ghana. Total aflatoxin and aflatoxin M Results: Aflatoxin levels in bokina samples ranged from 1.0 to 21.0 ppb for Ashaiman samples and 1.0 to 23.0 ppb for Nima samples. Out of 21 samples from each site 1 from Ashiaman and 2 from Nima had levels total aflatoxin above the acceptable limit of 20 ppb. Similarly, total aflatoxin levels millet samples ranged from 1.0 to 55.0 ppb for Ashaiman and 5.0 to 53.0 ppb for Nima samples, with 2 samples from Ashiaman and 6 from Nima having levels above 20ppb. The levels of Aflatoxin M Conclusion: Bokina samples tested were contaminated with aflatoxin. All doses of aflatoxin have a cumulative effect on the risk of cancer. Therefore, farmers and bokina producers must be educated on good storage practices and monitored to protect the public from aflatoxin exposure and toxicity. Funding: The study was self-funded.

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Aflatoxin M1AflatoxinsAnimalsFood ContaminationGhanaHumansMilkAflatoxin M1AflatoxinsAflatoxinBokinaContaminationMilkMillet

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PMID35957926
PMCPMC9334962
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