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D-aflatoxin Dictionary

Aflatoxin

A toxin produced by moulds in poorly dried or stored grain and nuts

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Plain meaning
A toxin produced by moulds in poorly dried or stored grain and nuts
How to use it
Dry grain and nuts quickly to safe moisture and store them dry and clean; buyers test and reject contaminated lots.
South African benchmark
South African groundnuts and grain are tested for aflatoxin before premium sale (Article 9).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M1-U5, M3-U5, M3-U6
Calculate it
T-M1-04 Storage versus Sell-at-Harvest
Library sources
LIB-A009, LIB-P-Maize, LIB-P-Maize-IP
See also
Grading, Post-harvest loss
Maize: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedMaize: how the business runsSold bytonnes (t) per hectare1Plant2Grow3Harvest4Dry and store5Sell to GMB, miller or feedZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Maize Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M1 Maize.