Aflatoxinas en almendras de Estados Unidos. / Aflatoxins in almonds from the United States.
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Spain
What is this? Aflatoxins are harmful substances made by moulds. They can grow on nuts like almonds if stored badly.
What's happening? Some almonds from the United States had too much aflatoxin. Spain stopped these almonds at the border.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought almonds from the United States recently. Most safe almonds are already sold.
What should I do? If you have almonds from the United States, ask your doctor or pharmacist if you should eat them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins} · Origin: United States · Notifier: Spain
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