Table 7.

Evaluation of risk for Aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) via consumption of groundnuts and groundnut paste among age groups in Ghana.

Age	Weight (kg)	References (weight)	EDI	MOE	Pav	Population Risk
Infants (6−52mo)	2.5−11.65	Glover-Amengor et al [39]	0.30	1333.33	0.00396	1.19 × 10−3
		Abeshu et al [40]
Children (5−11y)	24−28	[41]	0.16	2500.00	0.00396	6.34 × 10−4
		WHO [42]
Adolescents (12−18y)	38.5−54	Afrifa-Anane et al [43]	0.09	4444.44	0.00396	3.56 × 10−4
Adults (18−60y)	60.7	Walpole et al [44]	0.068	5882.35	0.00396	2.69 × 10−4

EDI – Estimated Daily Intake - (μg/Kg.bw/day).

MOE- Margin of Exposure.

Pav – Average Potency (ng Aflatoxins kg⁻¹bwday⁻¹).

*Mean of AFB1−47.45 μg/kg.

*Daily intake of groundnuts for infants was halved (0.5 × 0.087).