Aflatoxins
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Date
2021-04
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Publisher
Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
Abstract
Nowadays, “Aflatoxin and Coconut oil” has become
a provocative topic in Sri Lanka. However, aflatoxins
(AFs) were first discovered in England, around 1960s,
after the outbreak of turkey X disease. In 2012, the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
categorized aflatoxins (B1
, B2
, G1
, G2
and M1
) as a “Group
1” mycotoxin, which means that they are carcinogenic
to humans.
Description
Contemporary Feature
Page 33-37
Keywords
Aflatoxins