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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts

Posted on May 29, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 28.7; Tot. = 42.5 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Cameroon in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed -Aflatoxin – Shelled Groundnuts

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 29.4 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from Argentina in the UK

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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin -Blanched Groundnut Kernels

Posted on May 22, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from India in the Netherlands

 

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RASFF Alert- Aflatoxin – Blanched Groundnut Kernels

Posted on May 15, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 30.64; Tot. = 39.84 / B1 = 28.51; Tot. = 37.95 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from Paraguay in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed -Aflatoxin – Feed Groundnuts

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 28.1 µg/kg – ppb) in feed groundnuts from the United States in the UK

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Kenya – Kenya prepares to import maize in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic – Aflatoxin

Posted on May 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Kenya is set to import 4 million bags of maize as the country loses its grain reserves to aflatoxin, a toxin caused by mold.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya told the Senate Committee for Agriculture that maize in the country’s Strategic Grain Reserves is unfit for human consumption as it has been contaminated by aflatoxin, which is known to cause cancer and other health problems.

The loss comes when the country is still struggling with a locust invasion and the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic, both of which have adversely affected the country’s food chain as markets are closed and movement remains restricted in some counties.

“The government is trying to ensure the basic commodities are available for everyone, and hence the need to import maize, which is a staple food in the country,” Munya said. “The maize in the government stores will not be sufficient for a longer period should the pandemic push further.”

In response, Kenya plans to import 2 million bags of white maize for human consumption and an additional 2 million bags of yellow maize for animal feed between end of June and mid-July.

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RASFF Alerts -Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels – Dried Figs

Posted on May 9, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 4.3 / B1 = 6.5 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnut kernels from India in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 16.4; Tot. = 26.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in Bulgaria

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 29; Tot. = 43 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from India in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10; Tot. = 36 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 75.3; Tot. = 83.3 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin – Groundnut Kernels

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 34.6 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels for birds from Argentina in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts – Pistachios – Nutmeg – Hazlenut Spread – Dried Red Chilli – Peanuts

Posted on May 1, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 25; Tot. = 29 / B1 = 110; Tot. = 130 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 14.3; Tot. = 17.3 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in Sweden

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 11 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (340 µg/kg – ppb) in nutmeg from Indonesia in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.1 / B1 = 6.3 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8,2; Tot. = 23 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut spread from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 11.3 µg/kg – ppb) in whole dried red chilli from India in the UK

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 38; Tot. = 44 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from India in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.6; Tot. = 27 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from the United States in France

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 150; Tot. = 170 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnut kernels from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6; Tot. = 7.4 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

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Research – Mycotoxin Analysis: 90% of samples show presence of DON

Posted on April 25, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company, recently release findings from the 2019 Global Mycotoxin Risk Analysis in a live webinar. The analysis includes more than 21,000 ingredient and finished feed samples collected from 38 countries across Europe, North America, South/Central America, Middle East/Africa and Asia.

90% of samples showed presence of DON

The analysis shows that of the global crop samples collected in 2019, more than 90% had a quantifiable presence (>100 ppb) of DON, with between 80 and 90% of samples showing FUMO, AFLA, OTA and ZEA T-2 levels were lowest, at about 70%. (Figure 1). The 2019 mycotoxin risk analysis includes analysis for individual ingredients, complete feeds and silages including small grains (wheat and barley) which tested at as high as 88% for DON, to 59% for AFLA. Among byproducts, concentrations in DDGS were significantly higher than in maize, with levels approaching 5,000 ppb. Looking at protein meals, concentrations of mycotoxins were relatively low compared to cereal grains. However, soybean meal is used at about 25-30% of monogastric diets, and hence can contribute significantly to concentration of toxins in final feed. Sunflower meal showed the greatest concentration of FUMO while levels of DON, AFLA and ZEA were lower. Among silages, 100% of maize and grass silage samples showed mycotoxin contamination with concentrations that can cause toxicity in ruminant animals.

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