Assessing the Risk of Exposure to Aflatoxin B1 through the Consumption of Peanuts among Children Aged 6-59 Months in the Lusaka District, Zambia.

Aflatoxins B1 (AFB1) are fungi-produced toxins found in crops like peanuts, maize, and tree nuts. They constitute a public health concern due to their genotoxic and carcinogenic effects. A deterministic exposure risk assessment to AFB1 through the consumption of peanuts was conducted on children using the Margin of Exposure (MOE) and the liver cancer risk approaches.