Aflatoxin Around The World

Aflatoxin is a naturally occuring mycotoxin produced by two types of mold: Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. It also is a poisonous, human carcinogen that can cause cancer of the liver. A flavus is common and widespread in nature and is most often found when certain nuts and grains, particularly peanuts and corn, are grown under stressful conditions such as drought.

This section of our website is only the beginning of a dedicated effort in providing information about the effects of aflatoxin contamination on a global basis. Our focus is about both health and economic issues attributed to a naturally occurring mycotoxin that creates devastation that impacts mortality and economic stability. As we expand on identifying the effects of aflatoxin contamination as related to individual countries around the world, we invite you to survey one of the most informative sites about aflatoxin contamination at http://www.google.com, then type: effects of aflatoxin contamination in peanuts into the search window.

At our website, we focus primarily on aflatoxin in groundnuts/peanuts. Although, when aflatoxin creates a catastrophic health problem associated with another crop, such as maize in Africa; or causes a major economic problem, as with paprika in Hungary, we will provide links to world news sources. We will continue to include current updates; and invite additional input from anyone viewing our site, from around the world.