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  • Food Safety
  • Analytical Chemistry

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  • Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by certain fungi, posing significant health risks to humans and animals.
  • Contamination of groundnut and groundnut products with aflatoxins is a persistent global food safety concern.
  • Accurate and rapid detection methods are crucial for effective aflatoxin management in agricultural supply chains.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the field-level performance of a specific aflatoxin detection kit.
  • To compare the kit's results with conventional laboratory methods for groundnut and groundnut meal.
  • To assess the reliability of the kit for on-site aflatoxin screening.

Main Methods:

  • Field evaluation of an aflatoxin detection kit using 88 groundnut and 20 groundnut meal samples.
  • Comparative analysis of field kit results against laboratory-based BF-thin layer chromatography (TLC).
  • Statistical comparison of quantitative and qualitative outcomes between the two methods.

Main Results:

  • The aflatoxin detection kit demonstrated comparable results to BF-TLC in 89% of groundnut samples and 100% of groundnut meal samples.
  • A minor discrepancy was observed, with aflatoxin levels overestimated in 5% and underestimated in 6% of groundnut samples.
  • The kit proved to be a reliable tool for field-level screening of aflatoxin contamination.

Conclusions:

  • The evaluated aflatoxin detection kit is a viable and comparable alternative to laboratory methods for field analysis.
  • The kit facilitates rapid, on-site detection, aiding in timely decision-making for aflatoxin management.
  • Further validation may be beneficial for specific sample matrices or contamination levels to address minor discrepancies.