In Senegal, groundnut and maize are commonly contaminated with highly toxic, cancer-causing chemicals called aflatoxins, which are produced by fungi in the genus Aspergillus when they infect crops.

A few years ago, Kenya Bureau of Standard (Kebs) banned seven peanut butter brands over high aflatoxin levels. "Their levels of aflatoxin is higher than the maximum limit allowed by the Standard," ...

Indonesia resumes Indian peanut imports, but exporters are hesitant due to strict regulations and risks associated with new ...

Peanuts are cheap and nutritious, but can also host dangerous aflatoxin-producing fungi — now, engineers in Haiti may have found a fix. A World Health Organisation report warns that aflatoxin, which ...

Though Indonesia has curtailed imports of groundnuts (peanuts) from India, the curbs are being overcome by illegal shipments ...

Nuts can be a great source of quick protein and energy. However, ingredient contamination has been known to happen from time to time. Here are several nuts that have been pulled at various times for ...

U.S. peanut farmers were enjoying an expanding market in the European Union until government officials there decided to tighten up restrictions in 2019. Now U.S. exports are about a third of what they ...

The United States has limited controls to manage aflatoxin contamination in peanuts for export to Europe, according to findings from an audit carried out because of regular detection of ...

Maize rustles in the breeze across Tanzania's heartlands with renewed promise. Farmers who once feared consuming their own harvests now look to the future with confidence. "We used to mix mouldy maize ...