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Subject:Re: peanut butter storage in Campers
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Fri, 7 Jul 1995 18:40:50 -0700 (PDT)

On Fri, 7 Jul 1995, sstones wrote:

> Rotten peanuts can produce a deadly toxin, but it should be obvious
> if they've gone off.
> 
> 

Thats aflatoxin. I think that the fungus that produces the toxin grows on
the peanut before it is made into butter. BTW, spanish peanuts grown in
southern ontario are supposed to have a lower incidence of aflatoxin
contaminatation than U.S. peanuts.

Alistair, call me Cliff Claven