Aflatoxin B1 5.5 ppb in groundnuts from Argentina via Uruguay
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- Argentina
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Some groundnuts (peanuts) from Argentina may have a small amount of a natural mold poison called aflatoxin.
What's happening? The nuts were sold in the Netherlands. They have more aflatoxin than is safe.
Does this affect me? If you bought groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands, you may have them.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel sick after eating them.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Argentina · Notifier: Netherlands
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