Aflatoxin in Ingredients
I'm working on my food safety plan and we use the following ingredients with corn products in them and spices, do I have to consider Aflatoxins as a hazard needing a preventive control? If I do is a mycotoxin statement from the supplier good enough?
Fructose corn syrup made of 100% corn
200 & 300 Grain Vinegar- made of a nutrient input dextrose from corn added during fermentation
Modified Food Starch derived from waxy maize
Whole Oregano
Garlic Powder
Mustard Seed
Parsley Flakes
Celery Seed
Dehydrated Garlic
Minced Onion
Thank You
You can do some research to understand what foods are high risk with aflatoxin. Corn and derivatives of corn are obviously high risk. Keep in mind that aflatoxin, once present, cannot be removed effectively.
I have done research on what foods are high risk of aflatoxin. I have contacted all our suppliers and questioned about aflatoxin testing and they don't put it on the C of A. Some do testing of their ingredients before their process on an annuall or biannual basis. The only high risk ingredients that are associated with aflatoxin that I have found are corn, paprika, chili powder, nutmeg, turmeric and capsicum. So do I have to consider this a reasonable hazard for the following?
Granulated garlic
Dehydrated garlic
minced garlic
garlic powder
granulated onion
parsley flakes
mustard seed
Whole oregano
Whole Celery Seed
Minced Onion
I contacted our supplier and they only do testing of mustard seed bianually.