Mycotoxin exposure through the consumption of processed cereal food for children (< 5 years old) from rural households of Oshana, a region of Namibia.

ABSTRACT: Mycotoxin exposure from contaminated food is a significant global health issue, particularly among vulnerable children. Given limited data on mycotoxin exposure among Namibian children, this study investigated mycotoxin types and levels in foods, evaluated dietary mycotoxin exposure from processed cereal foods in children under age five from rural households in Oshana region, Namibia. Mycotoxins in cereal-based food samples (n = 162) (mahangu flour (n = 35), sorghum flour (n = 13), mahangu thin/thick porridge (n = 54), oshikundu (n = 56), and omungome (n = 4)) were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁, 35.8%), zearalenone (27.2%), fumonisin B₁ (FB₁, 24.1%), citrinin (CIT, 12.4%) and deoxynivalenol (10.5

SUBMITTER: Angula MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759469 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature