Advancing Food Safety in Africa: Opportunities and Action Areas
2020Lee Gross
There is a need for African agriculture to undergo a systemic transformation to meet rising food demands, while at the same time addressing the public health burden of foodborne illness among the most vulnerable populations. The continent of Africa i...
Mycotoxin Mitigation is Key to Food Safety and Nutrition
All Countries2020Nutrition Innovation Lab
Food-borne mycotoxins pose one of the most significant food safety risks in lower- and middle-income economies in Asia and Africa. The negative impacts of naturally occurring fungal toxins, such as aflatoxins and fumonisins, on livestock health and g...
Aflatoxin Proficiency Testing and Control in Kenya
Kenya2020TIMOTHY J. HERRMAN; VIVIAN HOFFMANN; ANNE MUIRURI;...
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (hereafter AgriLife) introduced a quality systems approach to accurately measure and manage aflatoxin that resulted in improved food safety for approximately 10 million Kenyans. A quality systems approach contains elements...