The Kenya Veterinary Association has warned the National Cereals and Produce Board against turning contaminated maize in their silos into animal feed. The vet association said the 750,000 bags of contaminated maize in the country had high levels of aflatoxins which when fed to animals could find its way to humans through livestock products. He revealed that NCPB had in the past turned contaminated maize into animal feed; a trend which was unhealthy to both human beings and livestock. He said that animal products such as milk and meat could be contaminated by the toxins and cause adverse public health concerns to consumers. "Highly valuable companion animals and food animals may come down with aflatoxicosis leading to significant economic losses and deaths of human and animals in some cases," he warned.

Source: The Star November 07, 2018 12:22 UTC