The discovery has the potential to drastically improve food safety and reduce losses caused by the contamination from the poisonous carcinogen, aflatoxin. Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant ...

In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are produced by fungi in the genus Aspergillus when they infect crops.

A firm, Harvestfield Industries Limited, has moved to curb aflatoxin in maize that forced regulators to confiscate grain and prevent its entrance into the market. Aflatoxins are poisonous and ...

Indonesia resumes Indian peanut imports, but exporters are hesitant due to strict regulations and risks associated with new ...

In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are produced by fungi in the genus Aspergillus when they infect crops.

Gambia's trade challenges continue as the country's main trading good value continues to depreciate in the international market due to the continuous presence of aflatoxin in our groundnuts. Gambia's ...

• Investor Insta Product Limited hopes eventually to grow 6,000 tonnes locally and eventually build a factory in Turkana. Not all Kenya is aflatoxin-free. • Groundnut paste or butter is sold to Unicef ...

ST. LOUIS, MO, Nov. 1, 2017 - Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. Louis, MO and their collaborators at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ...