## Abstract Feeding children with maize may expose them to fumonisins (FBs). This study assessed FB exposure for infants consuming maize in Tanzania by modeling maize consumption data (kg/kg body weight (bw)/day) with previously collected total FB contamination (ΞΌg/kg) patterns for sorted and unsor
Strategies to reduce exposure of fumonisins from complementary foods in rural Tanzania
β Scribed by Martin E. Kimanya; Bruno De Meulenaer; John Van Camp; Katleen Baert; Patrick Kolsteren
- Book ID
- 114823812
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1740-8695
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