PPT-The Role of Mycotoxin Contamination in Nutrition: The Aflatoxin Story

Amare Ayalew PACA Vivian Hoffmann IFPRI Chibundu N Ezekiel PACA and Jahanna Lindhal ILRI Objectives Highlight the linkage between food safety and nutrition security and economic development. Aflatoxin is a mycotoxin that can be produced by the moulds . Ingesting aflatoxin can cause liver cancer. There is also some evidence that inhaling aflatoxin can cause lung cancer. Aflatoxin has been . and . Mycotoxin. Risks. Dr. Mike Hutjens. Dairy Extension Specialist. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jim Baltz. Instructional Design Specialist. Drought-Stress Corn Risks. Lower quality feed. Pre- and post-harvest . aflatoxin. mitigation in groundnuts . . . 3-4 December. 2012. McKnight . CCRP Groundnut Breeding and . Afaltoxin. Project. DRD-Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute. Mycotoxins. in Grain and Feed . Industries. II. Best Practices in Handling and Testing. Erin Bowers, Iowa State University, Agricultural Engineering. Charles . Hurburgh, Iowa State . University, . Agricultural Engineering. Nick Adams. Global Director. Mycotoxin Management Team. Field. Storage. Aspergillus. &. Fusarium. Penicillium. & . Aspergillus. Initial risk. Evolving risk. Global Issue/Trading. Increased Monitoring/Technology. Joyceline. . Kaganda. , Director Nutrition and . Education, TFNC. INTRODUCTION. Mycotoxin are secondary metabolites of moulds that exert toxic effects on animals and humans (. Mycotoxicosis. ). Aflatoxins is one of the mycotoxins that frequently contaminate foods such as groundnuts, maize, rice and other cereals.. Access • Availability • Utilization. FOOD SECURITY. Raw Materials • Pathogens • Cross-Contamination. FOOD SAFETY. Mitigating for these risks allows us . to:. Make more food available . . and Institutional:. Presence of . aflatoxin. standards.. Enforcement, awareness and implementation procedures.. Agriculture. :. Bio-controls. Use of agricultural inputs (insecticide/herbicide/irrigation/improved seeds).. Risks. Dr. Mike Hutjens. Dairy Extension Specialist. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jim Baltz. Instructional Design Specialist. Drought-Stress Corn Risks. Lower quality feed. Nitrate levels. Industries. II. Best Practices in Handling and Testing. Erin Bowers, Iowa State University, Agricultural Engineering. Charles . Hurburgh, Iowa State . University, . Agricultural Engineering. Alison Robertson, Iowa . Mohammed. L-2012-V-21-D. Contents . Introduction. Types of . mycotoxins. Pathogenesis. Signs and symptoms of . mycotoxicoses. Methods of detection in food and feed. Introduction. Mycotoxins. are toxic secondary metabolites produced under . Maria Angelica Duque. Outline of the Discussion. Aflatoxin. produced by . Aspergillus. molds. probably the most well known . mycotoxin. , and the most researched. . very toxic and highly carcinogenic.. “COMESA . C. oordination . R. ole ”. Ms. Martha Byanyima. COMESA Secretariat. mbyanyima@comesa.int. ECOWAS Aflatoxin Meeting - 18-20 Nov 2013 . Overview. The . Mycotoxin. /. aflatoxin. challenge . The Need f o Addr ess Food Safety Risk: The Case of Mycotoxins i n Africa Chibundu N. Ezekiel , Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Nigeria ; Alejandro Ortega - Beltran and Ranajit Bandyopadhyay , In