aflatoxin

Noun

Meaning

a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon

Hypernyms

Examples

Aflatoxin is an adulterant from a human and animal food safety perspective; blending aflatoxin-contaminated grain with lower- or non-contaminated grain for the purpose of lowering the overall aflatoxin level is illegal. Source: Internet

Aflatoxin, which is produced from types of fungi that occur in moldy grains, is the biological agent that some Kurdish physicians suspect was mixed with chemical weapons and dropped on Kurdistan. Source: Internet

Downed corn runs an increased risk of fungus developing and creating mold on the ears, which can produce mycotoxins such as aflatoxin. Source: Internet

Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation director general Eliud Kiplimo Kireger says Kenya's food problems are compounded by the fact that the aflatoxin is in the soil. Source: Internet

Some countries have strict limits on allowable levels of aflatoxin contamination of almonds and require adequate testing before the nuts can be marketed to their citizens. Source: Internet

MAIZE and groundnuts farmers have been warned on unsafe levels of aflatoxin in crops, a poisonous fungus that threatens their livelihoods and the health of consumers as it may cause cancer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms