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Aflatoxins are among the most well-known mycotoxins that are naturally produced by certain types of fungi (molds). According to StatPearls, aflatoxins are created by toxigenic strains of [...]

Mold overgrowth affects you over time, the consequences can be dire, and many people don’t even know they are being exposed to it. Act by educating yourself about this issue.

Many people often associate this poison with green colour, occasioned by rotting grains.

Study reveals that only 85.3 per cent of millers meet the Kenya Bureau Standards' maximum permissible aflatoxin levels.

"Omg, [its] like a swamp in there," a concerned user wrote.

Maize millers are producing maize flour containing high level of aflatoxin thus exposing consumers to various health complications.

Aflatoxins are naturally occurring cancer-causing toxins produced by a mould fungus that attacks crop such as maize, peanuts, cottonseed and tree nuts, according to online publication cancer.gov

Scientists at Michigan State University are predicting the impact of climate change on crops such as maize as it continues to affect weather patterns throughout the world, including the Midwest.

The Consumers Federation of Kenya today asked consumers to stay away from the products and urged supermarkets to remove them from the shelves until proper tests by Kenya Bureau of Standards are done.

As climate change continues to alter weather patterns around the planet including the Midwest, researchers at Michigan State University are modeling the impact on crops such as corn.