Common recalls due to aflatoxins include which products?

Common recalls due to aflatoxins include which products?

• A. Pet food recalls and some peanut butter recalls
• B. Only fresh fruit
• C. Only dairy milk
• D. Bottled water

Answer: (A)

Afla toxins come from molds that commonly contaminate peanuts and corn. Because pet foods and peanut butter often use those ingredients, recalls tied to aflatoxin contamination frequently involve pet foods and some peanut butter products. Aflatoxins are heat-stable, so processing like pasteurization or cooking doesn’t reliably destroy them, which is why contaminated finished products are pulled from the market. Fresh fruit and bottled water aren’t typical sources of aflatoxin recalls, and dairy milk can be affected if livestock feed is contaminated, but that category isn’t as consistently implicated as pet foods and peanut butter.

Afla toxins come from molds that commonly contaminate peanuts and corn. Because pet foods and peanut butter often use those ingredients, recalls tied to aflatoxin contamination frequently involve pet foods and some peanut butter products. Aflatoxins are heat-stable, so processing like pasteurization or cooking doesn’t reliably destroy them, which is why contaminated finished products are pulled from the market. Fresh fruit and bottled water aren’t typical sources of aflatoxin recalls, and dairy milk can be affected if livestock feed is contaminated, but that category isn’t as consistently implicated as pet foods and peanut butter.