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Toxic peanut butter big wake up call to farmers

News that aflatoxin is present in a popular peanut butter is worrying. This comes as the world celebrates World Cancer Day and the statistics are equally alarming. In the wake of this, farmers need to adopt responsible crop management practices that reduces aflatoxin contamination in peanuts. These steps can be done at three levels — pre-harvest, harvest and post-harvest.

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