Serbia's Agriculture Ministry has increased its
inspection of the country's corn crop on reports
that up to two-thirds of the harvest may have been contaminated by aflatoxins,
according to reports.
Severe weather conditions, including drought, may be to blame for the
increased contamination, said the Ministry. So far, 10 percent of the crop has
been tested by specialists from SGS SA, a Swiss industrial inspection and
testing company, with one-third having been found safe for human consumption and
half safe for animal feed. The ministry has said the report is "unchecked and
factually ungrounded."Serbia’s corn output shrank 45 percent in the 2012 crop year to 3.6 million metric tons, mainly due to poor weather conditions.
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