Maize and millet are among the staple foods of sub-Saharan populations. In Côte d'Ivoire, maize and millet are, respectively, second and third most consumed cereals. In this work, we evaluate the health risk related to the presence of zearalenone in maize and millet and their porridges. The zearalenone contents of the foodstuffs were determined using HPLC-UV. The health risk was characterised by the ratio () of probable daily intake (PDI) to acceptable daily intake (ADI). The consumption of maize generates a significant health risk in infants ( = 163.4%). Likewise, millet contains excess zearalenone for infants and children with = 2934.0% and 118.0%, respectively. The combination of maize and millet increases the risk for infants ( = 457.4%), children ( = 183.0%) and adolescents ( = 101.6%). Millet porridge caused a significant health risk in infants ( = 120%). Consumption of the two types of porridge significantly increases the health risk. Thus, the ratio varies between 48% and 444% in the case of ingestion of both types of porridge, against 12-56% for maize porridge, and 24-120% for millet porridge. Children and infants were most exposed with respective of 120% and 444%. These results suggest a need for vigilance to minimise exposure to zearalenone.
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