Risk assessment and management options for fumonisins in maize based complementary foods in Tanzania

Countries
Keywords
food safety
food technology
health (human)
nutrition
Institutions
Tanzanian Food and Drug Authority (TFDA) (Tanzania)
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

Objective:

This study  surveyed fumonisins contamination in home grown maize, estimated maize consumption among infants, explored association between fumonisins exposure and poor child growth in Tanzania and then used these data to establish strategies for minimizing fumonisins exposure among the infants.