Exposure of rural and urban populations in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, to fumonisin B1 in maize
Paul K. Chelule, Nceba Gqaleni, Michael F. Dutton, and Anil A. Chuturgoon
Environmental Health Perspectives 109 : 253 – 256.
2001
บทคัดย่อ
Households in rural and urban areas of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, were surveyed to assess the exposure of the inhabitants to FB1. Of the 50 rural maize samples examined, 32% had levels of FB1 ranging from 0.1 to 22.2 mg/kg, whereas 29% of the 28 cooked maize (hputu) samples contained FB1 ranging from 0.1 to 0.4 mg/kg. The incidence and levels of FB1 in faeces were 33% and 0.5 – 39.0 mg/kg, respectively. Of the 49 urban maize samples analysed 6.1% contained FB1 in the range 0.2 – 0.5 mg/kg, whereas 3/44 faecal samples contained FB1 in the range 0.6 – 16.2 mg/kg. No FB1 was detected in urban phutu samples.