GOLBERG: This is a guy who weaponized aflatoxin, which is a weapon that has no military value.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2002] Reference

Aspergillus parasiticus, commonly known as aflatoxin, is a carginogenic mold that is found on improperly stored grains and peanuts.    From Wordnik.com.  [NaturalNews.com] Reference

Daily newspaper reported Tuesday that reused oil could contain dangerous substances such as aflatoxin, a mold that can cause cancer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

But the poison wasn't aflatoxin--it was something else.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diminished Capacity: FDA Downsized and Privatized; America is at Risk] Reference

How did this aflatoxin slip through into the manufacturing?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2006] Reference

Again, aflatoxin production was inhibited (see diagram opposite).    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Effects on Other Organisms] Reference

"But research has shown that aflatoxin has a carcinogenic effect.".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Moreover, no aflatoxin problems have been observed with pearl millet.    From Wordnik.com.  [6. Pearl Millet: Commercial Types] Reference

Currently Kenyan neem products cannot be guaranteed free of aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Case studies of small-scale semi-industrial neem processing in Kenya, Thailand, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua] Reference

Groundnuts are particularly susceptable to the development of aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Oil Plants and their Potential Use] Reference

The fungus appears to grow normally. but it produces far less aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Effects on Other Organisms] Reference

Poor storage conditions also increased the risk of aflatoxin contamination.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Some molds that often afflict corn and other crops naturally produce aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kroger Recalls Some Pet Foods] Reference

Consequently, the amount of aflatoxin in the diet of animals should be restricted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Groundnut processors should therefore be especially aware of the danger of aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Oil Plants and their Potential Use] Reference

When such contaminated copra is processed, aflatoxin passes into both oil and copra cake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Aspergillus flavus, it is likely to be contaminated by a toxic chemical called aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Dr Hester Vismer of the MRC said aflatoxin was subject to the most stringent controls in the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Fortunately, aflatoxin is removed from coconut oil during refining, but it is retained in the cake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

In KwaZulu-Natal, the suppliers of the peanut butter, with higher-than-legal levels of aflatoxin, were prosecuted.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The extracts appear to halt the formation of substances called polyketides, which the fungi convert into aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Effects on Other Organisms] Reference

In addition, it has been found that the content of aflatoxin, always present in peanut press-cake, is reduced (29).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

In the absence of inspections, it is likely that Iraq retains stockpiles of anthrax, botulinum toxin and aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » The Intelligence Agencies Didn’t Get It Wrong, The Bush Administration Did] Reference

Rhizopus and Neurospora species, among others, are reported to decrease aflatoxin content of contaminated substrates.    From Wordnik.com.  [22 Nutrition and Safety Considerations] Reference

This is important because aflatoxin is a powerful carcinogen that is of increasing concern in the world's food supplies.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Effects on Other Organisms] Reference

In the case of maize, an aflatoxin B1 level of 200 ug/kg was reduced to 58 ug/kg in the resulting fermented mashogi (5).    From Wordnik.com.  [22 Nutrition and Safety Considerations] Reference

A variety of analytical and big-assay methods have been developed for determining the levels of aflatoxin in animal feeds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Cape, North West and KwaZulu-Natal - had reported cases where aflatoxin levels in peanut butter exceeded the legal limits.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The MRC said high aflatoxin content was only found in peanut butter specially manufactured for the school feeding programme.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The absence of aflatoxin in the seeds and in the finished products (neem oil, neem cake and neem powder) is regularly monitored.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Case studies of small-scale semi-industrial neem processing in Kenya, Thailand, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua] Reference

By South African law, only a limited amount of aflatoxin, a by-product of a fungus affecting peanuts, is permitted in products.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Harvested pods are free of aflatoxin except where they have been broken or damaged by termites, hoeing, threshing or rough handling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Health department spokesman Sibani Mngadi said the four provinces which reported higher than legal aflatoxin levels were the Western.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The treatment of stored agricultural produce such as pulses and corn is only advisable if the products are guaranteed free of aflatoxin.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Case studies of small-scale semi-industrial neem processing in Kenya, Thailand, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua] Reference

The U.S. aflatoxin limit is 20 parts per billion (ppb), but Europe's goal for the future is a mere 2 ppb in feed and only 0.5 ppb in milk.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Effects on Other Organisms] Reference

Exposure to excessive aflatoxin-contaminated peanut butter can lead to vomiting, abdominal pain, convulsions, liver cancer, coma and death.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference