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Phytotoxins can potentially be found in foodstuffs, particularly those of marine origins. However, other terrestrial food sources can still contain phytotoxins from ground‐plant contamination through root uptake or through leaf and stem openings into the metabolic system of plants. Herbivorous meat sources can be easily contaminated by such phytotoxins or their metabolites from plants. Phytotoxin metabolites can be non‐toxic or as toxic as, or more toxic than, the original phytotoxin obtained from the ground or the air. In Malawian history, hunters and fishermen were known to use plant‐based phytotoxins, locally known as mwabvi, to make lethal material that could make their fish or animal targets drowsy.