Aflatoxins are poisonous substances made by a mold called Aspergillus flavus. This mold can grow on pet food ingredients like peanuts, corn, and other grains. If aflatoxin levels build up enough in ...

Aflatoxin is a well-known global health threat. This poison, produced by the Aspergillus fungus, is common in corn, wheat, rice and many other crops. Hot climates and inadequate storage practices ...

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After the reported deaths of at least 28 dogs, Evansville, IN-based Midwestern Pet Foods Inc. has recalled dog and cat food products after tests showed levels of Aflatoxin that exceed acceptable ...

Only a year after a massive peanut butter product recall swept through South Africa, another product has been recalled.

The National Consumer Commission has recalled selected ButtaNutt peanut butter products after routine checks found unsafe ...

Midwestern Pet Foods Inc. has expanded its recall of some of its products after reports that the food is linked to multiple dog deaths and may contain potentially unsafe levels of aflatoxin, a ...

Sunshine Mills Inc. is recalling certain products because of potentially elevated levels of aflatoxin above the allowable limit. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins and are dangerous because of their high level ...

Mycotoxins have been on the news during the last couple of years, but it was the aflatoxins’ case (a sub-group of mycotoxins) which drew the public’s attention. Highly toxic chemical compounds, ...

The permitted level of aflatoxin in groundnut for human consumption, according to international standards, is 4 parts per billion (ppb) in the European Union and 20 ppb in the US. India, being ...

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