Objectives

• Facilitate lab adoption of a quality systems approach to accurately measure aflatoxin and other mycotoxins.
  
  
• Work with small holder farmers, informal sector, and formal sector to identify gaps in aflatoxin risk management and deliver affordable systems to test and control aflatoxin.
  
  
• Deliver a global aflatoxin proficiency testing service including the production and sale of aflatoxin testing reference material
  
  
• Formalize a public-private partnership that facilitates policy solutions and communicates solutions to manage aflatoxin risk
  
  
• Achieve a sustainable business model
  

In the News

• Interim Report: A National Roadmap to Improve Public Health through Aflatoxin Risk Management in Kenya
• APTECA in Malawi
• APTECA Handbook
• Vicam Kits (01/2023)
• COMESA, Texas Agrilife Research sign pact to tackle barriers to regional trade (2022)
• COMESA, Texas Agrilife Research Sign Pact to Address Key Impediments to Regional Trade – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (June 2022)
• APTECA, a Quality Systems Approach to Improve Profitability and Food Profitability and Food Protection in the Grain Processing Sector of Eastern and Southern Africa by Dr. Tim Herrman
• TAMU Agrilife and Meru County launch Aflatoxin Testing Laboratory in Kinoru (February 2021)
• New way of testing for aflatoxin (January 2020)
• Webinar on Managing Aflatoxin Risk: Proper Sampling and Analytical Techniques to Ensure Accurate and Defensible Results (June 2019)
• Move to rid food of sneaky poison (February 2019)
• Texas State Chemist Office continues aflatoxin assistance in Kenya (January 2019)
• 2019 Aflatoxin Proficiency Testing Program Underway (January 2019)
• The APTECA program performs 3rd party verification activities to interested parties (April 2018)