Charles Hurburgh, PhDDr. Hurburgh is a professor of agriculture and biosystems engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA.From the AuthorNutritionHow to sample and test for aflatoxin in petfood ingredientsAflatoxin, a potentially dangerous mycotoxin, has been an increasing concern for manufacturers and suppliers of petfood ingredients such as corn, as well as petfood manufacturers who use those ingredients in their product formulations. The severe drought in the US Midwest this past summer has only heightened that concern and the risk of aflatoxin contamination.Page 1 of 1