2024
No
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12550-024-00570-1
Mannara, Charles
Africa
Experimental
Exposure Study
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Fungi
Other
Researchers analyzed githeri meals from 128 Kenyan primary schools for aflatoxin and fumonisin. Forty percent were contaminated, with aflatoxin near national limits. Nixtamalization using Ca(OH)₂ reduced toxins by 70–75%, demonstrating significant reduction potential.