Patrick Amoth has ordered all county public health officers to seize and destroy Sherehe GSM maize meal flour in the market.

One such fungus, the mold Aspergillus oryzae, would go on to become a culinary superstar. Through fermentation of raw ...

The Office of the Director General for Health in a letter to public county health officers and copied to the Kenya Bureau of ...

Aflatoxin, the fungal carcinogen first identified in 1960, is now recognized as the prototypical laboratory carcinogen. It causes mutations in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene as well as ras ...

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning to Kenyans against consuming contaminated maize flour and cereals amidst the ...

Ciguatera poisoning is estimated to cause from 10,000 to 500,000 cases per year. New areas of focus Sampling plans for ...

Aflatoxin is caused by a host of factors that start from the forthcoming pre-planting phase, to the post-harvest phase. Primarily, lack of crop rotation interferes with soil nutrients and ...

Peanuts provide protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They may have other health benefits, including promoting fullness and helping protect against heart disease. Peanuts (Arachis ...

In the 14 th and 15 th centuries, little was known about how germs cause disease. But according to medieval medical lore, the stench of rotting bodies was known to transmit infections. So when ...

The Ministry of Health flagged a well-known maize flour brand in the country, after tests conducted on various packs ...

The proposed PHP42-million processing center that will rice in the municipality of Hamtic could boost the livelihood of ...

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning regarding a local maize flour brand due to elevated levels of aflatoxin.In a ...