Mycotoxins have been on the news during the last couple of years, but it was the aflatoxins’ case (a sub-group of mycotoxins) which drew the public’s attention. Highly toxic chemical compounds, ...

Veratox HS (High Sensitivity) for Total Aflatoxin can deliver results ranging from 1 to 10 parts per billion (ppb) of aflatoxin. The firm launched Veratox for Total Aflatoxin that delivered results ...

A new aflatoxin test has received regulatory approval for screening 16 commodities, making it easier for food companies to weed out bad batches of ingredients. Aflatoxins are a highly toxic poison ...

Maize was first introduced in Uganda in 1861 and by 1900 it had become a major crop, grown for both commercial and home consumption needs. Hundreds of years later, the cereal is one of the major ...

Dublin, June 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Mycotoxin Testing Market Report by Type (Aflatoxins, Ochratoxin, Fumonisins, Zearalenone, Deoxynivalenol ...

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Scientists work at an agricultural research laboratory in Machakos County. A proposal has been drafted to decentralise aflatoxin tests from Government agencies. [Photo:File, Standard] On a 10,000-acre ...

NCPB facilities in Meru, Eldoret, Machakos, Kitale and Nakuru will now carry out the tests bringing to six the boards’ testing laboratories. The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has ...

• NCPB opens five aflatoxin testing labs in Meru, Machakos, Eldoret, Kitale and Nakuru. Nairobi already has one laboratory. • The aim is to reduce crop and financial losses. Testing available to ...