African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Aflatoxins contamination in raw and roasted cashew nuts in Mtwara, Tanzania

Catherine Leonard Akwilapo
  • Catherine Leonard Akwilapo
  • Tanzania Bureau of Standards, P. O. Box 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Beatrice M Kilima
  • Beatrice M Kilima
  • Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3006, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Alex Wenaty
  • Alex Wenaty
  • Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3006, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 26 February 2022
  •  Accepted: 26 July 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2023

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