The FSAI is recalling batches of a popular snack sold in Irish stores because of the presence of toxic chemicals.
Various brands of popcorn kernels have been marked as unsafe due to elevated levels of aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is one of a group of naturally occurring chemicals (mycotoxins) produced by certain moulds.
They can grow on a variety of different crops and foodstuffs, often under warm and humid conditions. These toxins can cause a variety of adverse health effects in humans including cancer (some are genotoxic), kidney and liver damage, gastrointestinal disturbances, reproductive disorders, or suppression of the immune system.
