Aflatoxins are a family of highly poisonous (less than a gram causes death within a day) produced primarily by some strains of Aspergillus flavus and most strains of A. parasiticus and A. nomius. These fungi grow on high-energy substrates such as maize, rice, peanuts, cottonseed, and tree nuts under warm and moist conditions. Aflatoxins are also found in byproducts like milk, eggs and meat from animals fed on aflatoxin-containing meal. It is noteworthy, however, that alfatoxins are not removed by normal cooking.
There are four main aflatoxins types, B1, B2, G1, and G2, plus their metabolites M1 and . . .
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