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Cancer-causing chemical found in peanuts,
cooking oil
Sunday January 01, 2012 10:19:03 AM,
IANS
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Beijing: Food safety
regulators in a Chinese province have detected carcinogenic
substance Aflatoxin in peanuts and cooking oil.
The chemical was found in the food items in Shenzhen city of
Guangdong province, the Shanghai Daily reported.
The cancer-causing substance triggered a health scare earlier this
week after being found in milk products.
Aflatoxin occurs naturally in the environment and is produced by
certain types of fungi. It can cause severe liver damage,
including cancer.
The Shenzhen market supervision bureau said it found up to four
times the permitted level of aflatoxin in peanuts sold in three
places, and similar levels in cooking oil in four restaurants.
Food safety officials have recalled cooking oil produced by three
companies in Guangdong over fears they may contain excessive
levels of aflatoxin.
The companies' storage facilities were shut down and licenses
revoked. Their factories were ordered to suspend operations.
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