Milk is an important source of energy and nutrients, especially for children, and in Kenya, milk consumption is higher than other countries in the region. One major concern with milk is the risks of chemical contaminants, and reports of high levels of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk in Kenya has been...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kagera, I.N.
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Grace, Delia
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[Aflatoxin M1 levels in different marketed milk products in Nairobi, Kenya]
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Aflatoxin M1 levels in different marketed milk products in Nairobi, Kenya
Background: Food safety is of increasing global concern, and a OneHealth issue requiring attention of many disciplines. Aflatoxins are toxins produced by fungi and found in foods and feeds, and exposure causes negative health effects in humans and animals. When lactating animals consume aflatoxin...
Anyango, G.
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Mutua, F.
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Kagera, I.
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Andang'o, P.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya]
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A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya
Milk marketing in Assam, NE India remains predominantly in the informal sector; there is also growing concern among consumers about the purity and quality of milk marketed by informal milk vendors and the possible health risk posed by it. ILRI’s study on milk safety (ILRI 2008) indicates that mos...
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[Quality and safety improvements in informal milk markets and implications for food safety policy]
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Quality and safety improvements in informal milk markets and implications for food safety policy
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[Improving food safety and quality in traditional dairy value chain in Assam: An assessment of economic impact]
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Improving food safety and quality in traditional dairy value chain in Assam: An assessment of economic impact
Deka, Ram Pratim
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[Health risk in informal milk value chain: Needs of a people-centric collective and integrated approach to address it]
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Health risk in informal milk value chain: Needs of a people-centric collective and integrated approach to address it
The purpose of this research note is to describe relevant policies and standards, and to summarise recent research and literature to gain insight into compliance with dairy standards in Kenya. We highlight key points of the main policies pertaining to the sale of dairy products, and present unpub...
Harcourt-Brown, L.
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Alonso, Silvia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Varnell, H.
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Hoffmann, V.
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Grace, Delia
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[Regulatory compliance in the Kenyan dairy sector: Awareness and compliance among farmers and vendors]
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Regulatory compliance in the Kenyan dairy sector: Awareness and compliance among farmers and vendors
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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Joutsjoki, V.
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Korhonen, H.
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Hoffmann, V.
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[Measuring and mitigating the risk of mycotoxins in maize and dairy products for poor consumers in Kenya]
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Measuring and mitigating the risk of mycotoxins in maize and dairy products for poor consumers in Kenya
Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Harvey, Jagger J.W.
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[Detecting and preventing contamination of dairy cattle feed]
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Detecting and preventing contamination of dairy cattle feed
Grace, Delia
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Alonso, Silvia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Ahlberg, Sara H.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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[Detecting pathogens in milk on dairy farms: Key issues for developing countries]
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Detecting pathogens in milk on dairy farms: Key issues for developing countries
Introduction: Milk consumption in Kenya supersedes other countries in East Africa. However, milk contamination with aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is common, but the magnitude of this exposure and the health risks are poorly understood and need to be monitored routinely. This study aimed at assessing the aw...
Kagera, Irene
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Kahenya, Peter
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Mutua, Florence
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Anyango, Gladys
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Kyallo, Florence
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Status of aflatoxin contamination in cow milk produced in smallholder dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi County: A case study of Kasarani sub county, Kenya]
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Status of aflatoxin contamination in cow milk produced in smallholder dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi County: A case study of Kasarani sub county, Kenya