Major U.S. milk producer discussing aflatoxin testing due to corn contamination concerns

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Latest threat to drought-stricken corn: Aflatoxin
August 29, 2012|Reuters

The grain industry, makers of milk products and crop insurers are on high alert for a naturally occurring toxin in corn that could present another challenge to farmers hit by the worst drought in 56 years.

Trace amounts of aflatoxin have shown up in some of the corn harvested in the United States, with top U.S. dairy company Dean Foods in talks with state officials in Indiana and Iowa about testing milk for the carcinogenic byproduct of mold...