The Government Chemist 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.
Jetlak Foods Limited has however refuted claims that its product has been declared unfit for human consumption.
The denial came after a viral letter, purportedly sent to the company by the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, warned about the peanut butter.
But in a rebuttal, the company, in a statement pinned on its website, said it had not received such a letter from the government.
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