Xian Jing Lake Brand Peanut oil was detected with carcinogenic aflatoxin

April 26--Guangdong provincial trade and Industry Bureau announced yesterday the first quarter of this year meat and edible oil quality test results, of which 18 batches of edible oil was found unqualified, and more than two of peanut oil was discovered to contain carcinogenic substances aflatoxin. It is reported that the edible oil sampling area for Zhongshan, Zhaoqing, Yunfu and Foshan Shunde District, a total of sampling edible vegetable oil and edible oil 100 batches, of which qualified 82 batches, unqualified 18 batches.　　One of the pure label unqualified 4 batches, the internal quality rate of 86%. Sampling found unqualified food is mainly fatty acid composition unqualified, individual food aflatoxin B1 and acid value unqualified.　　Two of the peanut oil was found to aflatoxin B1 exceeded the standard, respectively, Xinxing County Chengguan grain and oil management in heaven, the "Paradise" brand peanut butter, as well as the Luoding Qingyun Grain Development Co., Ltd. production of "Xian Jing Lake" peanut oil. Aflatoxin was designated by the World Health Organization as 1 types of carcinogens, 68 times times more toxic than arsenic. Aflatoxin is harmful to human and animal liver tissue damage, serious can lead to liver cancer and even death, in natural contaminated food with aflatoxin B1 most see, its toxicity and carcinogenicity is also strongest. (Azalea)