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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development. “We need a holistic, comprehensive approach” to tackling aflatoxins ...

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 ...

Nuts are a healthy and filling snack, and most of the time, there's little more than salt added for flavoring. However, over the years, there have been some product recalls. In fact, here are several ...

While peanuts offer nutritional benefits, a significant risk to liver health emerges from aflatoxin contamination due to ...

Despite a strong statistical correlation between dietary aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-exposure and childhood stunting, the causal mechanism remains speculative. This issue is important because of emerging ...

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 ...

Indian agricultural scientist Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur may hold the key to solving a major public health crisis, by using biotechnology to develop groundnut crops resistant to infection by a ...

Wild birdseed contained higher levels of aflatoxins and other mycotoxins than any other kind of pet food analyzed in studies done around the world, a new review of those studies reports in an article ...

Food supply issues aren’t uncommon in Africa. Famines caused by drought, flood, or conflict are frequent. But there is another constant threat to the continent’s food security that receives little ...

Indonesia resumes Indian peanut imports, but exporters are hesitant due to strict regulations and risks associated with new ...