Table 5.
Per capita food and aflatoxin contamination patterns in the East African region.
| Food | Country | Per capita food consumption (g/person/day) | Mean AF content (μg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | Uganda | 400 | 9.7 |
| Tanzania | 69 | 49.7 | |
| Kenya | 405 | 131.7 | |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | Uganda | 25.1 | |
| Tanzania | 15.0 | ||
| Burundi | 65 | 12.5 | |
| Cassava chips | Uganda | 0.5 | |
| Tanzania | 214 | 0.9 | |
| Sorghum | Tanzania | 40 | 3.0 |
| Milk | Kenya | 750 ml | 0.8 |
| Tanzania | 750 ml | 0.9 |
Adapted from the report by the East African Community's aflatoxin working group in April 2013 (Dar es Salaam-Tanzania, EAC/TF/405/2013) cited in a penultimate study [82].