{"id":13450,"date":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/ghana-guns-for-gold-in-food-safety-goal-using-aflasafe-gh02-to-fight-aflatoxin-in-food\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:27:58","slug":"ghana-guns-for-gold-in-food-safety-goal-using-aflasafe-gh02-to-fight-aflatoxin-in-food","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/ghana-guns-for-gold-in-food-safety-goal-using-aflasafe-gh02-to-fight-aflatoxin-in-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Ghana vise l'or pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire en utilisant Aflasafe GH02 pour lutter contre l'aflatoxine dans l'alimentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aflatoxin in food is a 44-year-old problem in Ghana. Aflatoxin is furtive \u2013 a hidden  and silent killer. Aflasafe GH02 reduces aflatoxin by up to 100%.<br>ACCRA, GHANA, 29TH JUNE 2018 \u2013 With the official launch of Aflasafe GH02 in Accra today, Ghana joins the growing list of countries in Africa actively combating aflatoxin in food. Aflasafe GH02 is a product of, from,  and for Ghana. An environmentally friendly all-natural solution to the scourge of aflatoxin, Aflasafe GH02 is formulated from four friendly fungi, all from Ghana.<br>Aflatoxin takes a heavy but hidden toll in Ghana, as elsewhere in Africa where people primarily eat \u2013  and depend upon \u2013 maize  and groundnuts. These two crops, staples on many tables, are also the most vulnerable to aflatoxin contamination. The crunch is that aflatoxin is difficult to detect even when at lethal levels. 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