Dietary Exposure to Aflatoxins in Some Randomly Selected Foods and Cancer Risk Estimations of Cereals Consumed on a Ghanaian Market

Table 4

Proportions of samples that exceeded Ghana standard authority (GSA) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) AF_total and AFB₁ limits.

	Food category	Total samples	Overall positive	Range (μg/kg)	Exceeding GSA regulation		Exceeding regulation	EFSA [48]
					Yes (Percentage)	Range (μg/kg)	Yes (Percentage)	Range (μg/kg)
AFtotal	Cereals	55	44 (80%)	0–179.49	30 (55.6%)	10.63 ± 1.20−179.49 ± 2.14	41 (75.9%)	5.61 ± 0.26–179.49 ± 2.14
	Fats & oils	20	15 (75%)	0–56.71	13 (65%)	12.12 ± 1.4−56.71 ± 0.08	13 (65%)	4.72 ± 0.28–56.71 ± 0.08
	Animal feed	18	16 (88.89%)	0–236.28	5 (27.8%)	17.90 ± 0.32−236.28 ± 4.2	9 (50%)	6.29±0.81–236.28 ± 4.2
	Fruits & vegetables	18	16 (88.89%)	0–21.66	3 (16.67%)	11.26 ± 1.22−21.66 ± 0.32	8 (44.4%)	5.56 ± 0.26–21.66 ± 0.32
	Total	110	91 (82.73)	0–236.28	51 (46.4%)	10.63± 1.20−236.28 ± 4.2	71 (64.54%)	4.72 ± 0.28–236.28 ± 4.2
AFB1	Cereals	55	44 (80%)	0–176.3	37 (68.5%)	5.01 ± 1.7−176.3±2.14	42 (77.8%)	2.50 ± 0.3–176.3 ± 2.14
	Fats & oils	20	15 (75%)	0–55.21	13 (65.0%)	5.18 ± 0.2−55.21 ± 0.08	14 (70.0%)	2.2 ± 0.15–55.21 ± 0.08
	Animal feed	18	15 (83.3%)	0–234.73	7 (38.9%)	5.35 ± 0.7−234.73 ± 4.2	10 (55.5%)	2.37 ± 0.12–234.73 ± 4.2
	Fruits & vegetables	18	15 (83.3%)	0–17.43	5 (27.8%)	5.2 ± 0.5−17.43 ± 0.32	9 (50%)	2.38 ± 0.12–17.43 ± 0.32
	Total	110	89 (80.90%)	0–234.73	62 (56.4%)	5.01 ± 1.7−236.28 ± 4.2	75 (68.2%)	2.2 ± 0.15–236.28 ± 4.2

European Union Food Safety (EFSA) permissible limit for AF_total = 4 μg/kg. European Union Food Safety (EFSA) permissible limit for AFB₁ = 2 μg/kg. Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) permissible limit for AF_total = 10 μg/kg. Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) permissible limit for AFB₁ = 5μg/kg.