Occurrence and exposure assessment to aflatoxins in peanuts commercialized in the northwest of Parana, Brazil

ABSTRACT: Peanuts are a nutritious food consumed worldwide. Some species of the genus Aspergillus, producers of aflatoxins, colonize peanuts. Human exposure to aflatoxins occurs by ingesting contaminated foods. The objective of this paper was to assess the occurrence and dietary exposure of the pop...

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Main Authors: Alini Cristini dos Santos, Aline Amenencia de Souza, Milena Veronezi Silva, Samuel Botião Nerilo, Alexandra Perdigão Maia de Souza, Érika Bando, Miguel Machinski Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2018-05-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782018000600750&lng=en&tlng=en