Dar es Salaam, June 14 -- Customs agents and traders in cereals have been provided knowledge on aflatoxins, their causes, effects and how to preserve crops safely.

The training which was conducted by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) recently in the northern regions namely Tanga (Horohoro), Kilimanjaro (Holili) and Arusha (Namanga) has enabled customs agents and traders to overcome the challenges of their cargo that rejected by other countries.

The TBS Marketing Officer Rhoda Mayugu said traders and agencies faced some challenges during transporting their goods where they needed to train and ease their daily routine.

"Customs agents and traders of maize and other cereals were facing the challenge of their shipments being denied du...