CODEX – NUTS
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CONCERNS about aflatoxin contamination of pistachio nuts have helped spark the drafting of two Codex Alimentarius global guidelines to deal with the problem: a proposed maximum level for total aflatoxins in unprocessed almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios and a code of practice for preventing aflatoxin contamination in tree nuts.
CONCERNS about aflatoxin contamination of pistachio nuts have helped spark the drafting of two Codex Alimentarius global guidelines to deal with the problem: a proposed maximum level for total aflatoxins in unprocessed almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios and a code of practice for preventing aflatoxin contamination in tree nuts.
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