Abstract
In Japan today, aflatoxicosis in humans does not occur through food consumption. However, the possibility that animal feed is contaminated by aflatoxin (AF) -producing strains, still remains and from the viewpoint of the food chain, is a very important problem. For this reason, the transfer to and accumulation in rabbit tissues was examined, with one case given AF orally, and another case infected by AF-producing strains. AF was not observed in either of the rabbit tissues. However, kojic acid, which is one of its metabolites, was found in several strains. These findings suggest that closer attention should be paid to these metabolites.
