Grains that are used in pet foods are considered to be feed grade (instead of human grade), and have higher allowable levels of toxins (mold - based toxins
like aflatoxin and vomitoxin).
And again, s mold like different molds that you may see
like aflatoxin mold or ochre toxin.
Not exact matches
Certain brands sell peanut butter with lower
aflatoxin levels, yet since there are healthier seed and nut butter options,
like sunflower seed butter or almond butter, it's best to find a use for these.
In countries with high
aflatoxin exposure,
like China and parts of Africa, fewer than 1 in 1000 people develop liver cancer.
Crops
like corn and groundnuts are more susceptible to
aflatoxin - producing mold when their immune systems are weakened by conditions
like high temperature and drought stress.
Others have also pointed to other controversial food products
like hormone treated beef, GM foods and countries whose regulations allow 20 times the quantity of
aflatoxins compared to the stricter regime imposed by the EU.
Like other legumes, peanuts are problematic because they contain lectins and phytic acid, but peanuts also bring a new guest to the party:
aflatoxins.
Some research has linked long term consumption to
aflatoxins with risk for diseases
like liver cancer and hepatitis B. (2) This is not surprising since
aflatoxin in one of the most carcinogenic substances known to man.
This almost sounds
like an admission that high - protein diets promote detoxification of
aflatoxin.
It's crazy how despite all the websites and blogs,
like Dr. Axe, etc. going on about the dangers of peanut butter over
aflatoxin, all of these very scary stories fail to mention the origin of this concern and that it's been resolved.
And one of the things that has come out from my work is that we're doing more harm to ourselves than we recognize by consuming
aflatoxin, ochratoxin and some of the other common mycotoxins in our food supply at levels that are some sometimes considered safe and that by lowering those
like making better choices
like not eating something as simple as raisins.
Many people don't know that tree nuts
like pecans, walnuts, and pistachios are poisoned with something called
Aflatoxin.
A recently published review highlights the risks associated with heat - processed commercial pet foods: «There were 11 major pet food recalls in the United States between 1996 and 2010 that were due to chemical contaminants or misformulations: 3
aflatoxin, 3 excess vitamin D3, 1 excess methionine, 3 inadequate thiamine, and 1 adulteration with melamine and related compounds and an additional 2 warnings concerning a Fanconi -
like renal syndrome in dogs after ingesting large amounts of chicken jerky treat products.
Tree nuts
like pecans can be contaminated with
Aflatoxin, which is a natural byproduct of a mold named Aspergillus.