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Peanut shells are soft, and can easily absorb chemicals including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides that are commonly used on peanut crops.
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Peanuts are generally not genetically modified, but the crop is rotated with cotton, which is genetically modified,
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so glyphosate, the main chemical in Roundup Ready herbicide, can get into the peanuts.
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Glyphosate has been linked to a 400% increase in peanut allergies.
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Peanut butter batches have been found to contain traces of glyphosate.
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Peanuts have high levels of a toxin called aflatoxin, which can cause liver cancer.
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Valencia peanut butter has the lowest amount of aflatoxins.Organic peanut butter contains fewer chemicals than non-organic peanut butter.
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Chlorophyll, found in green plants, can lower the levels of aflatoxin in the body after consuming peanuts.
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