Eighty randomly sampled shanklish products were collected from different
areas in Syria with average weight of 400 g for each sample during the year of
2003 to 2004. The samples were tested for total microflora (Fungi, yeasts and
bacteria) and dia
gnosed for aflatoxigenic fungi which produce Aflatoxin B1and
analyzed to determine moisture, salt content and acidity.
The objectives of this research were to study the effect of moisture content
and temperature of corn stored in where-houses and out-doors for production
and determination of Aflatoxin B1 in Syria.
200 tons of corn crops was used for our experiment
, and was divided 100
tons each for storage out-doors and in-doors respectively according to General
Company of Feed Stuff in Syria. Samples had been taken for 12 months by
using stratified random sampling method.
