Occurrence and Human-Health Impacts of Mycotoxins in Somalia
Jazyk angličtina Země Spojené státy americké Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články
PubMed
30694057
DOI
10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05141
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Somalia, exposure assessment, food safety, mycotoxins, risk characterization,
- MeSH
- aflatoxin B1 analýza MeSH
- fumonisiny aplikace a dávkování analýza MeSH
- kontaminace potravin analýza MeSH
- kukuřice setá chemie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- maximální přípustná koncentrace MeSH
- mykotoxiny analýza toxicita MeSH
- nádory jater chemicky indukované MeSH
- pšenice chemie MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- Sorghum chemie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Somálsko MeSH
- Názvy látek
- aflatoxin B1 MeSH
- fumonisin B1 MeSH Prohlížeč
- fumonisin B2 MeSH Prohlížeč
- fumonisiny MeSH
- mykotoxiny MeSH
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by various molds that contaminate many staple foods and cause a broad range of detrimental health effects in animals and humans through chronic exposure or acute toxicity. As such, the worldwide contamination of food and feed with mycotoxins is a significant problem, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, mycotoxin occurrence in staple foods consumed in Somalia was determined. A total of 140 samples (42 maize, 40 sorghum, and 58 wheat) were collected from a number of markets in Mogadishu, Somalia, and analyzed by a UPLC-MS/MS multimycotoxin method that could detect 77 toxins. All of the maize samples tested contained eight or more mycotoxins, with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and fumonisin B1 (FB1) levels reaching up to 908 and 17 322 μg/kg, respectively, greatly exceeding the European Union limits and guidance values. The average probable daily intake of fumonisins (FB1 and FB2) was 16.70 μg per kilogram of body weight (kg bw) per day, representing 835% of the recommended provisional maximum tolerable daily intake value of 2 μg/(kg bw)/day. A risk characterization revealed a mean national margin of exposure of 0.62 for AFB1 with an associated risk of developing primary liver cancer estimated at 75 cancers per year per 100 000 people for white-maize consumption alone. The results clearly indicate that aflatoxin and fumonisin exposure is a major public-health concern and that risk-management actions require prioritization in Somalia.
Department of Microbiology Babcock University Ilishan Remo Ogun State Nigeria
School of Pharmacy Queen's University Belfast Belfast Northern Ireland BT9 7BL United Kingdom
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