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jin88bet.onejin88bet.one Accra – Fears raised by the Ghanaian Chronicle a year ago that somjin88bet.onee local foods prepared from grains, especially Ga Kenjjin88bet.onein88bet.onekey, contained aflatoxins (a carciak168app.babyak168app.babyak168app.babynogenic mycotoxin which is produced espeak168app.babycially in stored agriculak168app.babyak168app.babytural crops by moulds) which can causak168app.babyak168app.babyak168app.babyak168app.babyak168ak168app.babyak168app.babyapp.babyak168app.babyak168app.babyak168app.babye cancer has been confirmed.
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Dr. Wisdoak168app.babym Plahar, Acting Director of the Food Research Institute (FRI) of theak168app.babyak168app.clubak168app.babyak168app.club Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (ak168app.clubCSIR), droak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubpped the ak168app.clubconfirmation during a visit to the institute by the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Mr. ak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubak168app.clubks168app.siteCletks168app.siteak168app.clubks168app.sitekks168app.sites168app.siteks168app.siteus Avoka, last Tuesday.
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