Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Public health"
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Assessing the mycotoxicological risk from consumption of complementary foods by infants and young children in Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2018)This study assessed, for the first time, the mycotoxicological risks from consumption of complementary foods by infants and young children in Nigeria. Molds belonging to Aspergillus aculeatinus, A. flavus, A. luchuensis, ... -
Associations between dietary salt, potassium and blood pressure in South African adults: WHO SAGE Wave 2 Salt & Tobacco
(Elsevier, 2017)Background & aims In June 2016, South Africa implemented legislation mandating maximum sodium levels in a range of processed foods with a goal of reducing population salt intake and disease burden from hypertension. Our ... -
Bacterial species and mycotoxin contamination associated with locust bean, melon and their fermented products in south-western Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2017)The microbiological safety of spontaneously fermented foods is not always guaranteed due to the unde fi ned fermenting microbial consortium and processing materials. In this study, two commonly consumed traditional condiments ... -
Microbiological safety of ready‐to‐eat foods in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a comprehensive 10‐year (2009 to 2018) review
(Wiley, 2020)Ready‐to‐eat foods (RTEs) are foods consumed without any further processing. They are widely consumed as choice meals especially by school‐aged children and the fast‐paced working class in most low‐ and middle‐income ... -
Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and virulence of Enterococcus spp. From wastewater treatment plant effluent and receiving waters in South Africa
(IWA Publishing, 2020)Poorly operating wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) result in faecal pollution of receiving waters, posing a health risk to humans and animals. The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns ... -
Urban planning as an enabler of urban health: challenges and good practice in England following the 2012 planning and public health reforms
(Elsevier, 2019)This article synthesises the challenges faced by the English (urban) spatial planning system to become an enabler of urban health and explores some keys features of the evidence base, policy tools and policy implementation ...