Aflatoxin generally refers to aflatoxin. Trace toxins can be detected in liver, kidney, muscle, blood, milk and eggs after animals eat feed contaminated with aflatoxin. Aflatoxin mainly pollutes grain and oil and its products, and various animal and plant foods can also be polluted.
1993, aflatoxin was classified as a 1 carcinogen by the Cancer Institute of the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a highly toxic substance, and its toxicity is much higher than cyanide, arsenic and organic pesticides. The harmfulness of aflatoxin lies in its destructive effect on human and animal liver tissues, which can lead to liver cancer and even death in severe cases.
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Precautions:
1, Aspergillus flavus is the most likely to pollute peanuts, corn, cottonseed, eggs, meat, milk and dairy products, followed by wheat, sorghum and sweet potato, and soybean meal is less polluted by aflatoxin.
2. The temperature is 30℃, the relative humidity is 80%, and the grain moisture is more than 65438 04% (peanut moisture is more than 9%), which is most suitable for the propagation and growth of Aspergillus flavus. At 24 ~ 34℃, the toxin production of Aspergillus flavus is the highest.
3. Once the food contaminated by aflatoxin is discarded, it is best not to eat it again. The main means to prevent food from being contaminated by aflatoxin is to keep the environment dry or reduce the temperature.
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