How safe is that jar of peanut butter sitting in your pantry? While most Americans enjoy it without a hitch, there have been ...

Aflatoxin contamination Peanuts are susceptible to contamination by aflatoxins, which are toxic compounds produced by mold. Long-term exposure to aflatoxins has been linked to liver damage and an ...

Product recalls, like those of several peanut butter brands earlier this year in Kenya, also drive discussion of aflatoxin. But the poorest of consumers have little choice. “If you’re very ...

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended seven peanut butter products and the permits of their parent companies over aflatoxin contamination. In a statement on released on Monday ...

High levels of cancer-causing chemicals have been found in a quarter of peanut butter brands. Five out of 20 samples bought in major supermarkets contained potentially harmful levels of aflatoxin ...