High content of aflatoxins in groundnuts in shell from Egypt/aflatossine in arachidi in guscio dall'Egitto
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- nuts, nut products and seeds
- Hazard
- Aflatoxin B1 - {mycotoxins} *** aflatoxin total - {mycotoxins}
- Origin
- Egypt
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Groundnuts in their shells from Egypt have too much of a harmful substance called aflatoxin.
What's happening? Italy stopped some of these nuts at the border because they had unsafe levels of aflatoxin.
Does this affect me? If you bought groundnuts in shell from Egypt, check if they are part of this batch.
What should I do? Do not eat them. Ask your pharmacist or doctor 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: Egypt · Notifier: Italy
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