Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

The trend toward plant-based foods is increasing. One of the most important threats to the safety of plant-based products is aflatoxin B 1 (AFB1). There is ample evidence that the incidence...

Food safety in Ethiopia represents a critical and escalating public health and economic challenge, characterized by a complex interplay of biological, chemical, and systemic hazards. This comprehensive review synthesizes...

Food security and in particular mycotoxin contamination are still both major issues at global level as for example in some African countries where mycotoxin contamination affects...

Food security remains a global challenge, with over 720 million people experiencing hunger and billions relying on unsafe or nutritionally inadequate diets. Aflatoxin contamination intensifies...

Aflatoxins (AFs) are highly toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced mainly by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, posing serious threats to global food safety...

Co-organised by FCI4Africa, FoodSafety4Africa, HealthyDiets4Africa, and the Uprise Food Safety Project, the World Food Safety Day Symposium for Next Gen Food Safety Practitioners will showcase...

Highlights: Comprehensive review of common grain mycotoxins. Non-destructive techniques to detect the grain mycotoxins. Machine learning techniques used to detect grain mycotoxins. Insights into challenges...

Highlights: This study examines how Malawi's government food policies address food safety and mycotoxin contamination issues. Twenty-nine policy documents from different sectors were...

Aflatoxins are widespread, affecting various food crops, including cereals, nuts, dairy products, and other agricultural commodities.