MYCOTOXINS AVAILABLE IN FOODSTUFFS VENDED IN AWKA
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ABSTRACT
The study examine mycrotoxins available in food stuff vended in Awka. The findings showed that the various fungi organisms such as Aspergilus spp, fusarium spp, Mucor and Rhizopor are all associated to the foods samples vended in Awka and all this organisms produces aflatoxins of different concentrations. The study indicate that the sample of food stuff gotten from Nwka Amaeyi Market contains high level of fungi infestations as indicated by LSD mean value of 7.1 and those food sample collected from tempsit market and Eke Awka have low level of infestation. Result further, indicated that the level of aflatoxins present in Colocynthis citrullus (Egusi) is of higher concentration as compared to other food samples. The study therefore, recommended that famers should endeavour to use every possible means to reduce the level of fungi infestations on crops in other to reduce the level of spoilage and the rate of aflatoxins. It is also vital that market traders who trade on food stuffs should try to have appropriate storage method to store and preserve food stuff in order to avert fungi infestation.
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