Strategies to reduce exposure of fumonisins from complementary foods in rural Tanzania

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-511

  Kimanya, Martin E ^a   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^b   Van Camp, John ^b   Baert, Katleen ^b   Kolsteren, Patrick ^b,c  

^a Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority   (Tanzania)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fumonisins; Infants; Maize; Maximum tolerated limit; Risk; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARY FOOD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPOSURE; FLOUR; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA;

FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUMONISINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; RURAL HEALTH; TANZANIA; WEANING; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865734546     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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