Aflatoxin found in all 27 milk samples tested, but they are still safe for consumption

[Get Real]

53 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Warfarin is rat poison.

 

Thanks for that clarification, and????

[kickstart]

6 hours ago, JungleBiker said:

 

More likely, the toxins are coming in the corn/maize that the dairy cows are eating. Very often, the corn is not dried properly after harvest. Consequently, aflatoxins (and other mycotoxins) form on the corn and then the toxins are eaten by the cow and pass through its body into the milk.  

 

Same thing can happen when a human mother drinks the cow milk and then breastfeeds her baby - the baby can receive the toxins. (i.e. the same toxins that were in the corn!). 

,Also coconut nut meal and palm meal ,both have high oil content and used as cattle feed ,if stored wrong or kept to long could well have aflatoxins.

Soya bean meal could well be a sauce ,it has a high oil content ,and a lot is imported in to Thailand.

 

[ttrd]

15 hours ago, OneZero said:

".....but its amount is within acceptable level"

Same with the 2.5 particles (whatever it's called) in the air acceptable at twice the levels of other countries

 

Every acceptable Level seems to have its own price tag and has been paid when no further investigation is required....

Edited February 23, 2018 by ttrd

[Familyonthemove]

19 hours ago, Get Real said:

And Aflatoxin is appearently a poison that is not good for people.
Question: Does Aflatoxin need to be in milk?
Answer: No?

Ok, how the hell can it be there then, and who is the stupid people that are setting accepable levels of poison they are going to be allowed to push into other human bodies?

Aflatoxin is a problem in wheat and other grain, plus soy and nuts, and it's caused by damp from heavy rain before a harvest or (more likely) damp storage conditions. The damp grains allow fungus to grow, and fungi produce toxins to try to kill other fungi (and bacteria) so they can compete effectively in the fungus wars.  Many antibiotics come from a similar process.

 

If toxin contaminted grain is used for animal feed, then the toxin gets into the meat or milk.  

 

The levels quoted in the report are below US limits, but around the e,u limits.  Not surprising to find some in a tropical climate, although some of our milk will be from New Zealand.