Groundnuts USA Aflatoxin B1 + Sum
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- United States
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Some groundnuts (peanuts) from the United States may have tiny amounts of mold poisons called aflatoxins.
What's happening? The Dutch food safety team found these nuts had too much aflatoxin. They stopped the nuts at the border.
Does this affect me? Only people who bought these groundnuts in the Netherlands might have them.
What should I do? If you have these nuts, throw them away. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: nuts, nut products and seeds · Hazard: Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins} · Origin: United States · Notifier: Netherlands
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