MYCOTOXINS AVAILABLE IN FOODSTUFFS VENDED

MYCOTOXINS AVAILABLE IN FOODSTUFFS VENDED

ABSTRACT

The study examine mycrotoxins available in food stuff vended in Awka. The findings showed that the  various fungi organisms such  as Aspergilus spp, fusarium spp, Mucor and Rhizopor are all associated to the foods samples vended in Awka and all this organisms produces aflatoxins  of different concentrations. The study indicate that the sample of food stuff gotten from Nwka Amaeyi Market contains high level of fungi infestations as indicated by LSD mean value of  7.1 and  those food sample collected from tempsit  market and  Eke Awka have low level of infestation. Result further,