Aflatoxin M₁ Contamination of Ghanaian Traditional Soft Cottage Cheese (Wagashie) and Health Risks Associated with Its Consumption

Table 8

Risk evaluation for AFM₁ via consumption of wagashie.

Region		Av. body wgt. (kg)	EDI (ng/kg bw/day)	MOE	Cancer risk (cases/100,000 person/yr)
Greater Accra	Infants (0–11 mths)	2.9	1.38	0.14	0.044
	Toddlers (12–35 mths)	9.8	0.82	0.24	0.026
	Children (36 mths-10 yrs)	26	0.31	0.64	0.0100
	Adolescents (11–17 yrs)	46.3	0.17	1.17	5.49 × 10^−3
	Adults (18–64 yrs)	60.7	0.13	1.54	4.20 × 10^−3

Margin of exposure-MOE. Means of aflatoxins M1- GTA-0.584 µg/kg, Daily intake of wagashie for infants was halved (0.5 × 0.0137 kg). Average potency of aflatoxin = 0.0323. Average body weights were obtained from the different ranges referenced by the authors. 1 µg = 1000 ng.