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    The impacts of aflatoxin standards on health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kenya

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    Sirma, A.J.
    Lindahl, Johanna F.
    Makita, K.
    Senerwa, D.
    Mtimet, Nadhem
    Kang’ethe, E.K.
    Grace, Delia
    Date
    2018-09
    Language
    en
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review status
    Peer Review
    Accessibility
    Open Access
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    Sirma, A.J., Lindahl, J.F., Makita, K., Senerwa, D., Mtimet, N., Kang'ethe, E.K. and Grace, D. 2018. The impacts of aflatoxin standards on health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Kenya. Global Food Security 18: 57–61.
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96972
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.08.001
    Abstract/Description
    Human food and animal feed can contain many different hazards, which may be biological, chemical, or physical. In most countries, there are regulations that limit the levels of these hazards permitted in food and feed so as to protect consumers. Optimally, the levels specified in the standards should make the food safe enough for everyone to consume, and often this is done by carrying out a risk assessment, based on scientific evidence of the levels that can be considered safe and the amount of contaminated products consumed. However, for some substances, especially carcinogens, it is difficult to calculate how much is safe to consume and some groups of people, such as small children or pregnant women, may be more sensitive than the population at large. While imposition of standards is motivated by health benefits, standards also have costs. These include the costs of compliance and verification, which translate- into increased costs of purchase and reduction of the products available. In this paper we summarize current standards in sub-Saharan Africa related to aflatoxins, a priority hazard, and discuss their coherence and evidence-base. Next, using our recent research findings, we estimate the health risks of consuming foods contaminated with aflatoxins in Kenya. We also estimate the negative health and economic effects that would arise from strict application of different standards for aflatoxins. We discuss the results in light of health and nutrition goals.
    CGIAR Author ORCID iDs
    Johanna Lindahlhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1175-0398
    Delia Gracehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0195-9489
    Nadhem Mtimethttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3125-2828
    CGIAR Affiliations
    Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
    AGROVOC Keywords
    AFLATOXINS; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH; NUTRITION
    Subjects
    AFLATOXINS; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH; NUTRITION;
    Countries
    KENYA
    Regions
    AFRICA; EAST AFRICA
    Investors/sponsors
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
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    • ILRI articles in journals [5069]

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