Contaminant costs E.Africa $670 million in lost export earnings yearly
Grain trader waiting for customers at Majengo market in Dodoma. Maize grains and dry beans are some of the food items that contributed to increase of inflation rate in December. PHOTO|FILE
What you need to know:
Aflatoxin, a cancer-causing poisonous chemical which grows in grains, also contaminates about 40 per cent of food commodities traded locally in East Africa.
