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Integrated Management of Aflatoxin Contamination: Progress towards Enhancing Food and Feed Quality and Human and Animal Health

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Title Integrated Management of Aflatoxin Contamination: Progress towards Enhancing Food and Feed Quality and Human and Animal Health
 
Creator Waliyar, F
Kumar, P L
Nigam, S N
et al, .
 
Subject Food and Nutrition
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Aflatoxins are the secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus in
several crops and commodities. They are carcinogenic, teratogenic and immunosuppressants
that are implicated in growth retardation in children, immune-suppression, interference in
micronutrient metabolism, liver cirrhosis, liver and esophageal cancers and decreased human
and animal productivity1,2 (Figure 1). Acute severe intoxication of aflatoxin can result in
death3. Research in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has shown that aflatoxin
contamination is widespread in staple crops like groundnut, maize, millet, chillies, sorghum,
etc., and even in milk from animals fed with contaminated feed2. In the developed countries,
aflatoxins are regulated through good production and post-harvest practices and stringent
food safety monitoring. However, application of such strategies in the developing countries
are difficult due to differences in production practices, food insufficiency, lack of resources
and technology for monitoring and...............
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2007
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5833/2/Integrated_Management_2007.pdf
Waliyar, F and Kumar, P L and Nigam, S N and et al, . (2007) Integrated Management of Aflatoxin Contamination: Progress towards Enhancing Food and Feed Quality and Human and Animal Health. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh India. (Unpublished)