FDA Consumer, May 1st, 1989
Aflatoxin in Corn
Even though last year's drought caused an increase in contamination of the nation's corn crop with aflatoxin, a natural carcinogen, there is plenty of "clean" corn for human consumption, and early tests of corn flakes, corn chips, and other food products don't show contamination.
Aflatoxin is produced by a type of mold that grows well under the conditions of last year's drought. The presence of aflatoxin in corn, especially corn from the Midwest, has caused concern about milk, cheese and other products from dairy cows (which feed on corn), as well as foods made of corn an...
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