Extensive surveys have been undertaken with regard to aflatoxin contamination in cereals and oilseeds and number of reviews have also appeared on these spices. Comparatively lesser information is available about aflatoxin problem in spices which constitute an important fraction of human diet. These substrates are also known to favour the growth of toxigenic fungi and help in aflatoxin production. Results of a study on aflatoxin contamination in spices reported upto 120 ppb aflatoxin levels in 18 of 125 samples of black pepper, ginger and turmeric collected from drying yards of kerala, ware house of Karnataka (India)