According to recent news the peanuts in Bulgaria are dangerous and we have been advised not to eat them. About 70 tons of peanuts that have been imported in Bulgaria from Gambia in January 2007 are said to be toxic. These contain alpha-toxins that are 60 times more than the normal limits, a quantity which is considered to be cancerogenic. The whole quantity imported is a subject of official government investigation and testing in the state laboratories. However, 40 tons of the above mentioned peanuts are missing as of a week ago and have not been found so far.
The official investigation was said to be completed by March 5th (yesterday). But there seems to be no end in sight as new sources are coming forward and saying that this was not the first time that poisonous peanuts were shipped into Bulgaria. Supposedly they have been imported and sold in Bulgaria for seven years already.
The low price - between $50 to $100 per ton - is the reason for Bulgarian traders to assist the illegal import of poisonous peanuts. The average price tag of fresh peanuts ranges from $200 to $300 per ton.
If all this is true, I just cant believe this has been going on for so long and just now coming out. I don't know about you, but I am definitely going to avoid eating peanuts in this country.
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