Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has opened a new aflatoxin testing laboratory at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot in North Imenti, Meru. CS Linturi said the new ...

Scientists work at an agricultural research laboratory in Machakos County. A proposal has been drafted to decentralise aflatoxin tests from Government agencies. [Photo:File, Standard] On a 10,000-acre ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will no longer require screening and testing of milk for aflatoxin. The testing requirement began on Aug. 31 due to the drought conditions in ...

To help farmers and grain traders reduce the prevalence of aflatoxins in crops and grains in Rwanda, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), ...

The government of Uganda has started a campaign to tackle the high levels of aflatoxin in food. The call, supported by Oxfam, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), the Grain Council of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Iowa has dropped a requirement that all milk received in the state be tested for aflatoxin, the toxic byproduct of a mold that attacks corn during a drought, the state's ...

The European Commission’s health and safety unit has published findings from two assessments looking at controls on aflatoxins in nuts in Egypt and India. A DG Sante audit in Egypt in September 2022 ...

Aflatoxins, a group of toxic compounds produced by certain fungi, are posing a grave threat to agricultural crops in East Africa. These toxins are commonly found on crops such as maize (corn), peanuts ...

Coles is recalling two of its homebrand peanut butter products, over concerns they have been contaminated with aflatoxin, a toxic chemical linked to liver cancer. The supermarket chain has issued the ...

Come winter, most people enjoy eating peanuts – one of the cheapest and super nutritious nuts, which is packed with fibre and keeps you full for a longer time. While peanuts are a super affordable ...