Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 in Omena (Rastrineobola argentea)‎ from Kenya

Joint Authors

Kigadye, Emmanuel
Okoth, Sheila
Marijani, Esther
Charo-Karisa, Harrison

Source

Journal of Food Quality

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-09-09

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Abstract EN

Omena (Rastrineobola argentea) is the most consumed fish species in Kenya.

In this study, we assessed the occurrence of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in Omena and the potential health risk of AFB1 to Kenyan consumers of this fish.

A total of 74 samples comprising Omena intended for human consumption and fish feed production were analyzed in this study.

Aflatoxin levels in Omena were determined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Omena intended for fish feed production was most contaminated with a mean concentration of 46.93 μg·kg−1 (2.24–115.23 μg·kg−1) compared with Omena intended for human consumption (mean = 19.42 μg·kg−1, range = 2.01–49.30 μg·kg−1).

Thirty-five positive samples (83.3%) exceeded the maximum level permitted (5 μg·kg−1) by the East Africa Community standard for food used for human consumption.

The exposure dose of AFB1 from consuming Omena was estimated to be 1.34 ng·kg−1 BW day−1, and margin of exposure (MoE) value for AFB1 was found to be 126.3, which indicates health risk to Omena consumers.

The results suggest that the current situation of aflatoxin contamination in Omena has an adverse effect on the health of the consumers as well as the animals.

Therefore, more surveys are needed to understand the scope and extent of aflatoxin contamination in Omena.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Marijani, Esther& Charo-Karisa, Harrison& Kigadye, Emmanuel& Okoth, Sheila. 2020. Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 in Omena (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenya. Journal of Food Quality،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184864

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Marijani, Esther…[et al.]. Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 in Omena (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenya. Journal of Food Quality No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184864

American Medical Association (AMA)

Marijani, Esther& Charo-Karisa, Harrison& Kigadye, Emmanuel& Okoth, Sheila. Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 in Omena (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenya. Journal of Food Quality. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184864

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1184864