By ELIZABETH MERABMore by this AuthorBy NASIBO KABALEMore by this AuthorThe government has confirmed the presence of aflatoxin, a poisonous substance, in peanut butter brand Nuteez, making it unfit for human consumption. Government Chemist Francis Maina said that the peanut butter was found to be containing 24.08ppb aflatoxin, 14.08ppb more than the required limit. “It is true that they had high levels of aflatoxin and therefore unfit for human consumption,” he said. People can be exposed to aflatoxins by eating contaminated plant products (such as peanuts) or by consuming meat or dairy products from animals that ate contaminated feed. Farmers and other agricultural workers may be exposed by inhaling dust generated during the handling and processing of contaminated crops and feeds.

Source: Daily Nation January 31, 2019 13:18 UTC