Surveillance of ochratoxin A in cocoa beans from cocoa-growing regions of Ghana

Cocoa is one of the agricultural commodities which is highly susceptible to mycotoxin contamination. During two crop/harvest seasons, the occurrence and distribution of ochratoxin A (OTA) in viable commercial cocoa beans were investigated. The cocoa bean samples were collected randomly from farmers...

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Main Authors: Joel Cox Menka Banahene, Isaac Williams Ofosu, Bernard Tawiah Odai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023054142