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What is aflatoxin, the toxic chemical behind Coles’ peanut butter recall?

By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
Charles Oliver Morton, Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology, Western Sydney University

Coles is recalling two of its homebrand peanut butter products, over concerns they have been contaminated with aflatoxin, a toxic chemical linked to liver cancer.

The supermarket chain has issued the recall notice for Coles Smooth Peanut Butter 1kg and Coles Crunchy Peanut Butter 1kg, with the…

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