H. Machekano, W. Masamba, B. Mvumi, C. Nyamukondiwa
{"title":"Cabbage or ‘pesticide’ on the platter? Chemical analysis reveals multiple and excessive residues in African vegetable markets","authors":"H. Machekano, W. Masamba, B. Mvumi, C. Nyamukondiwa","doi":"10.1186/s40550-019-0072-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-019-0072-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-019-0072-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43156997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microbial quality of ready-to-eat vegetable salads vended in the central business district of Tamale, Ghana","authors":"G. Abakari, S. Cobbina, Enoch Yeleliere","doi":"10.1186/s40550-018-0065-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-018-0065-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-018-0065-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43803596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Valeria Melai, A. Giovannini, Francesco Chiumiento, M. Bellocci, G. Migliorati
{"title":"Occurrence of metals in vegetables and fruits from areas near landfill in Southern Italy and implications for human exposure","authors":"Valeria Melai, A. Giovannini, Francesco Chiumiento, M. Bellocci, G. Migliorati","doi":"10.1186/s40550-018-0070-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-018-0070-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-018-0070-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44936377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolated from cabbage and lettuce samples in Tamale metropolis of Ghana","authors":"F. Adzitey","doi":"10.1186/s40550-018-0068-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-018-0068-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-018-0068-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49158261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel Teye Ametepey, S. Cobbina, F. Akpabey, Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah, Zita Naangmenyele Abuntori
{"title":"Health risk assessment and heavy metal contamination levels in vegetables from Tamale Metropolis, Ghana","authors":"Samuel Teye Ametepey, S. Cobbina, F. Akpabey, Abudu Ballu Duwiejuah, Zita Naangmenyele Abuntori","doi":"10.1186/s40550-018-0067-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-018-0067-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-018-0067-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46457057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Wumbei, David Senaeve, Michael Houbraken, P. Spanoghe
{"title":"Pesticides residue analysis in yam from selected markets across Ghana and Belgium: an evaluation of the QUECHERS method","authors":"A. Wumbei, David Senaeve, Michael Houbraken, P. Spanoghe","doi":"10.1186/s40550-018-0066-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-018-0066-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-018-0066-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41674732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Segni Bedasa, Daniel Shiferaw, A. Abraha, Tesfanesh Moges
{"title":"Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from food of animal origin in Bishoftu town, Central Ethiopia","authors":"Segni Bedasa, Daniel Shiferaw, A. Abraha, Tesfanesh Moges","doi":"10.1186/s40550-018-0064-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-018-0064-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-018-0064-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41582728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evelyne Nguegwouo, Lucien Honoré Etame Sone, Alex K Tchuenchieu, Hippolyte Mouafo Tene, Emile Mounchigam, N. F. Njayou, Gabriel Medoua Nama
{"title":"Ochratoxin A in black pepper, white pepper and clove sold in Yaoundé (Cameroon) markets: contamination levels and consumers’ practices increasing health risk","authors":"Evelyne Nguegwouo, Lucien Honoré Etame Sone, Alex K Tchuenchieu, Hippolyte Mouafo Tene, Emile Mounchigam, N. F. Njayou, Gabriel Medoua Nama","doi":"10.1186/s40550-017-0063-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-017-0063-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-017-0063-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44551371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perennial and seasonal contamination of maize by aflatoxins in eastern Kenya.","authors":"Meshack Amos Obonyo, Elsie Nyangweso Salano","doi":"10.1186/s40550-018-0069-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-018-0069-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Aflatoxin contamination of grain is a major constraint to sustained quality cereal production. The causative fungi, <i>Aspergillus</i> species infect crops in the field and continue to do so post-harvest where they produce toxins in store. The current study aimed at establishing seasonal variation in levels and types of aflatoxins in maize from the Eastern region of Kenya- the hot-spot for aflatoxicosis. Maize kernels were collected from farmers' households in May and December 2013 -2 months after long rain and short rain season respectively. The total aflatoxins were quantified using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), while the toxin composition was determined using Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) and confirmed using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Generally, grain harvested after the long rains (May) had significantly (<i>p</i> = 0.019) lower aflatoxin levels and variation (5.68 ± 6.31 ppb, 100% Aflatoxin B1) than that of short rains (10.77 ± 10.14 ppb, 72% AFB<sub>1</sub>). Additionally, from the long and short rain seasons, the samples exceeding regulatory allowed limit (10 ppb) were 16 and 44% respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In Eastern Kenya, consumption of maize harvested in the long rain season presents a recurrent risk of exposure to low levels of AFB<sub>1</sub>; while consumption of maize harvested after the short rain season presents a risk of seasonal exposure to high levels and mixed type of toxins However, this long term risk of exposure to aflatoxins is poorly documented hence these findings necessitate mitigation measures because AFB<sub>1-</sub> is a potent class 1 mutagenic toxin likely to cause liver cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"5 ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-018-0069-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38429557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Princewill Chimezie Okorie, N. A. Olasupo, F. Anike, G. Elemo, O. Isikhuemhen
{"title":"Incidence of enteric pathogens in ugba, a traditional fermented food from African oil bean seeds (Pentaclethra macrophylla)","authors":"Princewill Chimezie Okorie, N. A. Olasupo, F. Anike, G. Elemo, O. Isikhuemhen","doi":"10.1186/s40550-017-0057-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-017-0057-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52163,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Contamination","volume":"4 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s40550-017-0057-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42188474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}