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Maize millers in Kenya adopt a quality control approach to testing maize for aflatoxins ensuring safer maize is available for 10 million Kenyan consumers

The Aflatoxin Proficiency and Testing and Control in Africa (APTECA) program has improved the way maize millers in the Kenya Cereals Association measure and manage aflatoxin risk. This has meant that maize products introduced into Kenyan markets do not exceed maximum aflatoxin levels, improving food...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
Subjects:
livestock
research
maize
markets
food safety
aflatoxins
cereals
quality
risk
africa
consumers
testing
food
products
quality control
safety
central africa
implementation
aflatoxin
association
levels
measure
programmes
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121442
Summary:The Aflatoxin Proficiency and Testing and Control in Africa (APTECA) program has improved the way maize millers in the Kenya Cereals Association measure and manage aflatoxin risk. This has meant that maize products introduced into Kenyan markets do not exceed maximum aflatoxin levels, improving food safety for about 10 million consumers. APTECA was hosted from 2014-2016 by the Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute Hub and has collaborated with IFPRI on research that informed implementation.

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