Mycoflora and absence of aflatoxin contamination of commercialized cassava chips in Benin, West Africa

Food Control

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 333-337

  Gnonlonfin, G J B ^a,b,c   Adjovi, C S Y ^c   Katerere, D R ^d   Shephard, G S ^d   Sanni, A ^c   Brimer, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin   (Benin)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Benin; Dried cassava chips; Fungi; Manihot esculanta; Natural contamination

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOTHECA RESINAE; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CLADOSPORIUM; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; FUNGI; MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; NEUROSPORA SITOPHILA; NIGROSPORA ORYZAE; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860411138     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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