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From: rbg@cbosgd.UUCP (Richard Goldschmidt)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Peanut Butter
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 16:34:17 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 16:34:17 1985
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In article <241@bbncc5.UUCP>, sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer) writes:
> ...  I think peanut butter is harmful to me.

I'm not sure if you were being serious or not, but peanut butter does
contain a aflatoxin - a potent carcinogen, which is produced by a mold
which grows on peanuts stored in a humid environment.  The FDA regulates
an "acceptable" level of aflatoxin for commercial peanut butter products.

Rich Goldschmidt     {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax,allegra,seismo} !cbosgd!rbg
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