Mycotoxin

The toxin Aflatoxin - aflatoxins are very potent in minute amounts and can cause disease throughout the body including acute or chronic liver disease and liver cancer.  Aflatoxins often occur in crops in the field prior to harvesting and can occur during post-harvest if there is a delay crop drying/high water and humid areas.  15(World Health Organization - www.who.int/entity/ipcs/events/2005/workshop_report.pdfg, page5, www.who.int) Food implicated contaminated with aflatoxins and note on the recalled food products list include peanuts and corn products.