Aflatoxin Contamination of Pistachio and Aflatoxicose: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of People in Damghan City, Iran

Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites that produced mainly by <em>Aspergillus</em> species in pistachio nuts or other food products. They are toxic carcinogens and mutagens that cause a variety of adverse effects such as acute and chronic poisoning, inducing cancer initiation and congenit...

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Main Authors: Kourosh Holakouie Naieni, Bahram Ghods, Raheb Ghorbani, Bahador Bagheri, Anna Abdolshahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Nuts
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Online Access:http://ijnrs.damghaniau.ac.ir/article_673543_d8a35a00ad70200f7d4083c11e945a65.pdf