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Estimation of Aflatoxin In Peanut Butter


B.A. Altenkirk
I.F.H. Purchase
S.J. Van Rensburg

Abstract

Food retailed in South Africa must by law be free of the toxic and carcinogenic mycotoxin, aflatoxin. Peanut butter is particularly liable to contamination, yet no nationally accepted analytical method suitable for the product exists. Collaborative studies with various laboratories were organised to test the efficiency of various methods, but the results revealed a disturbing frequency of underestimation. The 'best food' method in conjunction with a personnel training programme is recommended.


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