Aflatoxins in organic groundnuts from Egypt.
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- Egypt
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some groundnuts (peanuts) from Egypt have small amounts of a mold poison called aflatoxin.
What's happening? Belgium found too much aflatoxin in these nuts and stopped them at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought organic groundnuts from Egypt, they might be unsafe.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Egypt · Notifier: Belgium
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