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Aflatoxin and not aslatoxin
The word is AFLATOXIN and not aslatoxin.
Reporters sent to the field must have some knowledge about the subject they are reporting on. It makes the work so easy. 'DON'T CONFUSE ME OH!!'
The writer of the story and the editor should as soon as possible correct the spelling of "aslatoxin" . The correct word is AFLATOXIN.
Please note the implication of the harm this could have globally on students and the youn ...
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There is nothing like Aslatoxin. In fact its suppose to be Aflatoxin a Mycotoxin by fungal growth in cereals, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. More than 100 species of fungi produce these toxins. The most common mycotoxin is a ...
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They may be talking about toxins in "asra", tobacco snuff. When your are handling maize and other cereals, you may intoduce aslatoxins!
All our stories and articles are not written by specialists in the fields and as such using the terminologies will always be a problem. I thought the word was wrong but the previous comments made shows our sort of journalist ...
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I think the writer wanted to say AFLATOXIN. He should check from Mr Daniel Adotey for the correct spelling.
The word Aslatoxin sent me into research for the past minutes. Please let us double some of these things before publication.