Co-exposures of aflatoxins with deoxynivalenol and fumonisins from maize based complementary foods in Rombo, Northern Tanzania

Food Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-81

  Kimanya, Martin E ^a   Shirima, Candida P ^b   Magoha, Happy ^c   Shewiyo, Danstan H ^b   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^d   Kolsteren, Patrick ^e   Gong, Yun Yun ^f  

^a NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Tanzania)

^b Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority   (Tanzania)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA   (Tanzania)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^f QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Deoxynivalenol; Exposure; Fumonisins; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892881642     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.12.034     Document Type: Article

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