date:Feb 26, 2013
As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agencys (CFIA) routine testing of various food products, a survey released today found that all corn products tested for fumonisin (FMN) toxins were safe. Fumonisins are naturally-occurring toxins released by Fusarium moulds on corn growing in fields (pre-harvest) and on raw corn/finished corn products in storage (post-harvest).
The CFIA tested 276 samples of domestic and imported corn products in 2010-2011 for FMN. A majority of the samples analyzed (57%