The Iraqis say they produced 2, 200 litres of concentrated aflatoxin, of which 1, 580 litres were put into munitions.

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Aflatoxin is a poison that is usually found in foods (especially peanuts) that have been contaminated by a particular fungus.

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The first two recalled baby formula containing high amounts of aflatoxin, a fungal carcinogen probably introduced via the feed for cows.

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But so is aflatoxin, which grows on peanuts, and sterigmatocystin (cheese), and whatever pesticides survive washing and go down your gullet with that spinach salad.

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We might go ahead and dodge this weekend's crispy beef kabob, only to be quietly maimed by a dash of aflatoxin in our organic peanut butter.

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