Table 1.

Mycotoxin contamination of maize in some African nations over a 5-year period.

Country	Mycotoxin	Contamination Levels (ppb)	Contamination Rate (%)	Regulatory Limit (ppb)	References
Burkina Faso	AF	0.93-59	70	20	[39]
Burundi	AF	LOD-117	100	10	[40]
Cameroon	AFB1	6-645	22	20	[41]
Côte d’Ivoire	AF	30-91	96	20	[42]
Ghana	AFB1	0.38-348	80	15	[43]
Kenya	AFB1	1.69-403	97	5	[44]
Malawi	AF	0.7-140	21	3	[45]
Nigeria	AF	LOD955	57	20	[46]
Rwanda	AFB1	2-52	66	5	[47]
South Africa	AF	LOD-1082	28	5	[29]
Tanzania	AF	LOD-162	80	10	[48]
Togo	AF	0.17-1600	100	20	[49]
Uganda	AF	22.2-268	74	10	[44]
Zambia	AF	LOD-7408	73	10	[12]
Zimbabwe	AF	LOD-1369	52	10	[50]