TITLE:
Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins Intake through the Consumption of Maize, Peanuts, Rice and Cassava in Côte d’Ivoire
AUTHORS:
James Halbin Kouadio
KEYWORDS:
Mycotoxins Exposure, Food Contamination, Cancers Prevalence
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.13 No.1,
January
21,
2022
ABSTRACT: Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of filamentous fungi that
colonize a wide range of crops, including cereals and oilseeds, both in the
field and after harvest, especially during storage. Several studies carried
out on the occurrenceof mycotoxins in crops and their derived
products such as maize, peanuts,rice and attieke (cassava product),
reported substantial levels of Aflatoxins(AFs), Fumonisins (FBs),
Ochratoxin A (OTA) and Zearalenone (ZEA). The aim of the present study was to
analyze findings available onAflatoxins, Ochratoxin A andFusarium
toxins occurrence in maize, peanuts, rice and attieke in order
toassessthe exposure level and cancers risk in the Ivorian population. References andpublications related
to OTA in C?te d’Ivoire were searched and
selected.Medline/PubMed, Elsevier Bibliographic Databases, BioInfoBank
Library, DOAJ(Directory of Open Acess Journal), Australian Journal of
Basic and AppliedSciences and https://medwelljournals.com/home.php were used asdatabases.Data available showed
Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) of AFs and OTA were above of their Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) as recommended by the Joint FAO/WHO Experts Committee on Food Additives through rice, maize, peanut and attieke consumption in C?ted’Ivoire. In addition,
there is a veritable incidence of cancers with theabundantand
frequent consumption of foods maize, rice, peanuts and
attieke.However,maize and rice seemed to be sources of FBs