It’s hard to combat aflatoxin tainting if farmers and regulators don’t have a way to spot it. So it’s important to invest in the treatment capacities of testing centers in countries where ...

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has opened a new aflatoxin testing laboratory at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot in North Imenti, Meru. CS Linturi said the new ...

The method has been demonstrated as suitable for monitoring compliance with regulatory limits set for aflatoxins in food commodities globally. Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the importance to test ...

Aflatoxin is a fungal toxin found mostly in grains and it causes reduced egg production ... There was no recommendation from the centre to send representative samplings and pooled samples were sent ...

But an association representing cereal millers in the country protested against the ban, questioning the validity of methods used to test aflatoxin levels. They say other independent tests came up ...

"We have not been testing much for aflatoxin previously because this is the first time we’re experiencing this case of high aflatoxin, for which we are still investigating the cause." Mr Muchima ...