Kenya Gov't Declares Nuteez Peanut Butter Unfit for Human Consumption

The government chemist on Thursday declared Nuteez peanut butter unfit for human consumption.

In a certificate of analysis, government chief chemist Johansen Oduor says that the product has been found to contain high levels of aflatoxins.

Oduor says Nuteez contains 24.08ppb of aflatoxins, which is 10ppb higher than the recommended limit.

“The peanut butter exceeds the maximum required limit for total aflatoxins (10ppb) hence not fit for human consumption,” the government chemist analysis reads.

Aflatoxin-producing fungi, Aspergillus, are widely spread in nature and have severely contaminated human and animal food, resulting in health hazards and even death.

Aflatoxins cause diseases such as aflatoxicosis in animals and humans throughout the world.