The Consumers’ Foundation yesterday said 50 percent of sampled peanut butter was found to contain aflatoxin – a substance that can be harmful to humans over long-term consumption.
According to the foundation, the amount of aflatoxin found in the test samples did not exceed the 15-parts per billion legal limit.
However, the consumer watchdog is now advising the public to freeze peanut-based products after opening and pay attention to the manufacture and expiry dates on the packaging.
The Consumers’ Foundation says it collected 20 different peanut butter samples from stores island-wide in April.
Of those, 10 were found to contain aflatoxin, but none exceeded the legal limit on mycotoxins in food.
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