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August 19, 2025ToxinsOpen Access

Effect of Aflasafe TZ01® on Aflatoxin Reduction and Emerging Challenges with Fusarium Mycotoxins in Maize from Rural Tanzania

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SFSambwe FundikiraMKMartin KimanyaRSRashid Suleiman

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Overview

Assessment reveals Aflasafe reduces aflatoxin levels in maize, highlighting challenges with Fusarium mycotoxins.

Key Points

  • Aflatoxins in treated maize showed a significant reduction of 62%, confirming Aflasafe's efficacy.
  • Samples analyzed included 79 treated and 79 untreated maize from rural Tanzania, exploring aflatoxin levels.
  • Multi-mycotoxin analysis used liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry for detection.
  • Despite reducing aflatoxins, Fusarium mycotoxin levels remained a concern, necessitating ongoing monitoring efforts.

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Fundikira et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4551ad7bf08b1ead366chttps://doi.org/10.3390/toxins17080419
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