USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has issued a “Loss Adjustment Procedures for Aflatoxin” fact sheet, which explains the importance of testing grain for insurance purposes. The document states if ...

Scientists work at an agricultural research laboratory in Machakos County. A proposal has been drafted to decentralise aflatoxin tests from Government agencies. [Photo:File, Standard] On a 10,000-acre ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. [Phares Mutembei, Standard] Agriculture ...

Aflatoxins are carcinogenic mycotoxins that have adverse health effects on both humans and animals consuming contaminated food and feed, respectively. A method has been developed for the highly ...

The government of Uganda has started a campaign to tackle the high levels of aflatoxin in food. The call, supported by Oxfam, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), the Grain Council of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Iowa has dropped a requirement that all milk received in the state be tested for aflatoxin, the toxic byproduct of a mold that attacks corn during a drought, the state's ...

Indonesia resumes Indian peanut imports, but exporters are hesitant due to strict regulations and risks associated with new ...

Prognostic significance of the number of pelvic lymph-nodes resection in patients with cervical adenocarcinoma: An analysis from JGOG 1070S study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO ...

To help farmers and grain traders reduce the prevalence of aflatoxins in crops and grains in Rwanda, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), ...

While peanuts offer nutritional benefits, a significant risk to liver health emerges from aflatoxin contamination due to ...

Nuts are a healthy and filling snack, and most of the time, there's little more than salt added for flavoring. However, over the years, there have been some product recalls. In fact, here are several ...