{"id":64311,"date":"2025-09-20T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T07:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64311"},"modified":"2025-09-20T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T09:08:59","slug":"aflatoxin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/aflatoxin\/","title":{"rendered":"Aflatoxin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Aflatoxin Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exporters are disputing Indonesia\u2019s delayed notification of aflatoxins in groundnut shipments from India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Aflatoxin<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aflatoxins are a <\/span><b>toxic chemical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a mycotoxin) <\/span><b>produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/fungi\/#:~:text=Fungi%20are%20eukaryotic%20organisms%20made,(for%20strength)%2C%20etc.\" target=\"_blank\">fungi<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mould-like fungi that produce aflatoxins belong to a large <\/span><b>group called Aspergillus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (It is produced mainly by <\/span><b>Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus fungi).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus thrive mainly in agricultural <\/span><b>crops but also in soils, rotting food and compost.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fungi emerge as spores and form networks of microscopic filaments that can grow on products such as grains and nuts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These fungi contaminate groundnuts in<\/span><b> warm, humid conditions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can occur in foods such as <\/span><b>groundnuts, tree nuts, maize, rice, figs and other dried foods,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spices, crude vegetable oils and cocoa beans, as a result of fungal contamination <\/span><b>before and after harvest.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health Impacts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This toxin is <\/span><b>reported to be genotoxic,<\/b> <b>carcinogenic,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and pose risks to <\/span><b>human and animal health.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How are people Exposed to Aflatoxins?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People can be exposed to aflatoxins by <\/span><b>eating contaminated plant products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (such as peanuts) or by consuming meat or dairy products from animals that ate contaminated feed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmers and other agricultural workers may be exposed by <\/span><b>inhaling dust generated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the handling and processing of contaminated crops and feeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/reader?utm_source=Hindu&amp;utm_medium=Menu&amp;utm_campaign=Header&amp;_gl=1*lgrvej*_gcl_au*MTQ2NjIxMjUyNC4xNzUxNDI4ODMyLjE2Njc4MzM1ODEuMTc1NzAzNTU0OS4xNzU3MDM1NTQ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aflatoxins are a toxic chemical (a mycotoxin) produced by fungi. 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