“Follow-up research is needed to determine consumption rates of sunflower seed products in humans and animals, to inform exposure assessments, and to better understand the role of sunflower seeds in cakes as a source of dietary aflatoxins.” “.
While analyzing aflatoxin levels in seeds in different regions of Tanzania in 2014 and 2015, study lead author Juma Mmongoyo found that almost 60% of seed samples were contaminated with aflatoxins.
The researchers said the findings could potentially help save lives and reduce liver disease in areas where sunflowers and their derivatives are consumed.
While the risk was said to be higher for low-income countries, it was not limited to these regions.
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