Aflatoxins in organic groundnuts from Nigeria
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- Aflatoxins B1 - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- Nigeria
- Notifier
- United Kingdom
What is this? This is about small amounts of a natural mold poison called aflatoxins found in some groundnuts from Nigeria.
What's happening? The nuts were stopped at the UK border because they had too much of this poison.
Does this affect me? If you bought organic groundnuts from Nigeria, they may be unsafe to eat.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell after eating them.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: Aflatoxins B1 - {mycotoxins} · Origin: Nigeria · Notifier: United Kingdom
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