Aflatoxins are toxins produced by a mold that grows in nuts, seeds, and legumes.

黄曲霉毒素是由生长在坚果、种子和豆类上的霉菌产生的毒素。

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Although aflatoxins are known to cause cancer in animals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows them at low levels in nuts, seeds, and legumes because they are considered "unavoidable contaminants."

虽然黄曲霉毒素被认为可导致动物致癌，但美国食品药品管理局（FDA）认为其属于“不可避免的污染物”，允许坚果、种子以及豆类上存有低含量的黄曲霉素。

The FDA believes occasionally eating small amounts of aflatoxin poses little risk over a lifetime. It is not practical to attempt to remove aflatoxin from food products in order to make them safer.

FDA认为偶尔摄入少量的黄曲霉毒素，一辈子都不会有太大的风险。而为了提高食品安全水平，将食物中的黄曲霉毒素全部清除是不切实际的。

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Sources

The mold that produces aflatoxin may be found in the following foods:

Peanuts and peanut butter

Tree nuts such as pecans

Corn

Wheat

Oil seeds such as cottonseed

来源

以下食物可能会存在产生黄曲霉毒素的霉菌：

花生和花生酱

本木坚果，如山核桃

玉米

小麦

油料种子，如棉籽

Recommendations

To help minimize risk, the FDA tests foods that may contain aflatoxin. Peanuts and peanut butter are some of the most rigorously tested products because they often contain aflatoxins and are widely eaten.

You can reduce aflatoxin intake by:

Buying only major brands of nuts and nut butters

Discarding any nuts that look moldy, discolored, or shriveled

建议

为了帮助将风险降到最低，FDA会检测可能含有黄曲霉毒素的食品。花生和花生酱是最严格的检测产品，因为它们往往含有黄曲霉毒素，并广泛食用。

您可以通过以下途径减少黄曲霉毒素的摄入：

只买正规主流品牌的坚果及坚果酱

丢弃所有看上去发霉、变色或枯萎的坚果

（来源：美国国立卫生研究院）

（感谢世界卫生组织新发传染病监测研究与培训合作中心陈伟师博士提供专业指导）

统筹：宁可儿

翻译：曦檬子

美编：晓马哥