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