Incidences of aflatoxin contaminations in ingredients, feed and products of poultry from two regions in Ghana

Autor: Benedicta Nsiah, Hayford Ofori, Charlotte Oduro-Yeboah, Emmanuel Kyereh, Paa-Nii T. Johnson

Publikováno v: Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 12, Pp e22567- (2023)

Commercial poultry feed required for proper growth of birds and egg production contains essential nutrients with maize as key component. Inadequately dried maize is prone to aflatoxin contamination and therefore when used in feed formulation for poul

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Effects of two pre-treatments, blanching and soaking, as processing modulation on non-enzymatic browning developments in three yam cultivars from Ghana

Autor: Enoch T. Quayson, George S. Ayernor, Paa-Nii T. Johnson, Fidelis C.K. Ocloo

Publikováno v: Heliyon, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp e07224- (2021)

Non-enzymatic browning develops in dry-cooked foods and those with high carbohydrate develop acrylamide, a neurotoxin and potential carcinogen. However, some non-enzymatic browning products have reducing properties. We hypothesized that non-enzymatic

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Effect of home processing methods on the levels of heavy metal contaminants in four food crops grown in and around two mining towns in Ghana

Autor: Hayford Ofori, David Aryee, C. Tortoe, Paa-Nii T. Johnson, Samuel Kofi Frimpong, Rebecca Adjei-Mensah

Publikováno v: Toxicology Reports, Vol 8, Iss, Pp 1830-1838 (2021)
Toxicology Reports

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Highlights • As, Mn, and Pb levels recorded for all unprocessed samples were higher compared to WHO specifications. • Home processing methods reduced the levels of As, Cd, Hg, Mn and Pb in food crops grown in and around Ak

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.11.001

Effects of two pre-treatments, blanching and soaking, as processing modulation on non-enzymatic browning developments in three yam cultivars from Ghana

Autor: F. C. K. Ocloo, Enoch T. Quayson, George S. Ayernor, Paa-Nii T. Johnson

Publikováno v: Heliyon
Heliyon, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp e07224-(2021)

Non-enzymatic browning develops in dry-cooked foods and those with high carbohydrate develop acrylamide, a neurotoxin and potential carcinogen. However, some non-enzymatic browning products have reducing properties. We hypothesized that non-enzymatic

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8203699

Health risks of toxic metals (Al, Fe and Pb) in two common street vended foods, fufu and fried-rice, in Kumasi, Ghana

Autor: Robert C. Abaidoo, Anders Dalsgaard, William O. Ellis, Paa-Nii T. Johnson, Godfred Darko, L. Brimer, G. M. Ankar-Brewoo

Publikováno v: Scientific African, Vol 7, Iss, Pp-(2020)
Ankar-Brewoo, G M, Darko, G, Abaidoo, R C, Dalsgaard, A, Johnson, P N, Ellis, W O & Brimer, L 2020, ' Health risks of toxic metals (Al, Fe and Pb) in two common street vended foods, fufu and fried-rice, in Kumasi, Ghana ', Scientific African, vol. 7, e00289 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00289

The preparation practices, handling and raw materials for street food vending could be sources of toxic metals in street food vending business which is yet to be explored in-depth as microbial contamination. The concentrations and dietary risk of the

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227620300272