Aflatoxins in shelled groundnuts 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
- Netherlands
What is this? Aflatoxins are harmful substances made by moulds. They can grow on nuts like groundnuts.
What's happening? Some shelled groundnuts from the United States had too much aflatoxin. The Netherlands stopped these nuts at the border.
Does this affect me? If you bought these nuts in the Netherlands, they may have been taken off shelves.
What should I do? Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after eating nuts.
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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: Netherlands
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