Peanut Butter Claims Debunked: Aflatoxins, Oxidation, and More

🎯 Reality Check: Sketchy 🚩

📝 Why: That floating oil is just natural peanut oil separating—totally normal and not dangerous by itself. Oils can oxidize, BUT reputable peanut butter is made and packaged to be shelf-stable for months. According to the UK Food Standards Agency and US Department of Agriculture, properly stored peanut butter rarely goes “rancid” quickly, especially before the “best by” date. Rancidity would give a foul taste or smell—if yours tastes fine, it’s not “dangerous.”

🔗 Source: Food Standards Agency (UK); US Department of Agriculture; American Peanut Council.