situation 1991 [FAO 1997]
Commodity | (Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) | Limit (µg/kg) | Legal basis | Responsible authority | Sampling method | Analytical method | Remarks | ||
status | ref. | status | ref. | ||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
maize, kidney beans, rice, sorghum, groundnuts, groundnut butter |
B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
guide value until regulation will be approved |
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
concentrate |
B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
guide value until regulation will be approved |
situation 1991 [FAO 1997 ref.1]
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
all foods |
afla B2G1G2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
maize (ground or whole grain) |
afla B1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
baby food |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
0.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
afla M1 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
milk(products) |
afla M1 |
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cheese |
0.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
foods |
afla B1 |
15 |
HK1 |
FEHD |
official |
|
official |
HK2 |
|
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
|
|
||||||
|
afla M1 |
15 |
|
HK3 |
|
|||||
|
peanuts, peanut products |
afla B1 |
20 |
|
HK2 |
|
||||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
||||||
|
afla M1 |
20 |
|
HK3 |
|
|||||
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
walnut, hazelnut, sweet-chestnut and dried fruits and their processed products (directly for human consumption and for processing as food constituents) |
afla B1 |
2 |
HU1 |
MPH & MA |
|
|
|
|
the tolerance limit(s) are related to the edible part(s) of the shelled fruits |
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
peanut (to be cleaned up by selection or other physical manipulations before using as food constituent or directly applied for human consumption) |
afla B1 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
walnut, hazelnut, sweet-chestnut, dried fruits and vegetables (if cleaned up via selection or other physical means for human consumption or to be applied as food constituent) |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
confectionary/sweet products |
afla B1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
cereals (including Fagopyrum sp.) milled products for direct human consumption or using as food constituent(s) |
afla B1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
cereals (including Fagopyrum sp.) except maize (directly for human consumption and for processing as food constituent) |
afla B1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
spices: paprika (Capsicum sp.) whole, milled (including chilli and its milled product); pepper (Piper sp.) white and black; nutmeg (Myristica fragrans); ginger (Zingiber officinale); curcuma (Curcuma longa) |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
cereals (including the rice and Fagopyrum sp.) |
ochratoxin A |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
every cereal product including milled products and those cereal products used for direct human consumption |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
raisin (currant, sultana); roasted coffee and coffee products; other plant originated foods |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
green/unroasted coffee |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
products of fruits and vegetables |
patulin |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
milled products, cereal-constituent of muesli |
DON |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
edible bran |
1200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
milled products, cereal-constituent of muesli |
zearalenone |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
milled products, cereal-constituent of muesli |
T-2 toxin |
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
milk and milk products (according to the rate of milk in the product(s) |
afla M1 |
0.05 |
HU1 |
MPH & MA |
official |
|
official |
|
|
Commodity | (Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) | Limit (µg/kg) | Legal basis | Responsible authority | Sampling method | Analytical method | Remarks | ||
status | ref. | status | ref. | ||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
following European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
following European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
following European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
Commodity | (Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) | Limit (µg/kg) | Legal basis | Responsible authority | Sampling method | Analytical method | Remarks | ||
status | ref. | status | ref. | ||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
all food products |
afla B1B2G1G2 & afla M1 |
30 |
IN1 |
MHFW |
official |
IN2 |
official |
IN3 |
|
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
peanut meal (export) |
afla B1 |
120 |
IN4 |
MFCS [DCS] |
official |
IN5 |
|
|
|
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
peanuts, coco nuts, spices, traditional drugsmedicines/ herbs |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
ID1 |
NADFC |
official |
|
official & non-official |
ID2 ID3 |
|
|
coffee |
ochratoxin A |
not detectable |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
maize |
zearalenone |
not detectable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
milk, cheese |
afla M1 |
5 |
ID1 |
NADFC |
|
|
official & non-official |
|
|
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
pistachio nuts, peanuts, walnuts, other nuts and edible seeds |
afla B1 |
5 |
IR1 |
ISIRI & MOH |
official |
IR2 |
official |
IR4 IR5 |
The Ministry of Health and Medical Education is responsible for the control of aflatoxins in pistachios, exported to the EU, as well as foodstuffs for the Iranian market. Official sampling plans and methods of analysis exist for aflatoxins in pistachio. |
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
||||||||
|
dates, dried grapes (raisins and sultanas), figs and all dried fruits |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
|
official |
IR5 |
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
ochratoxin A |
10 |
|
|
non-official |
|
|
|||
|
fruit juices, nectarine and fruit drinks |
patulin |
50 |
|
|
non-official |
|
|
||
|
baby food based on cereals with milk |
afla B1 |
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
afla M1 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
baby food based on cereals without milk |
afla B1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
ochratoxin A |
1 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
baby instant food (ready to use) |
ochratoxin A |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
barley |
afla B1 |
10 |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
IR4 IR5 |
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
ochratoxin A |
50 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
DON |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
zearalenone |
400 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
maize |
afla B1 |
5 |
official |
IR3 |
IR4 IR5 |
|
|||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
30 |
|
|||||||
|
ochratoxin A |
50 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
DON |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
zearalenone |
200 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
fumonisins B1 B2 |
1000 |
|
|
|
for fumonisins there are no official sampling methods yet |
||||
|
rice |
afla B1 |
5 |
official |
IR3 |
IR4 IR5 |
|
|||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
30 |
|
|||||||
|
ochratoxin A |
5 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
DON |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
zearalenone |
200 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
wheat |
afla B1 |
5 |
official |
IR3 |
IR4 IR5 |
|
|||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
|
|||||||
|
ochratoxin A |
5 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
DON |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
zearalenone |
200 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
legumes |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
|
non-official |
IR4 IR5 |
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
10 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
ochratoxin A |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
milk [raw, pasteurised, sterilised] |
afla M1 |
0.05 |
IR1 |
ISIRI & MOH |
non-official |
IR6 |
non-official |
IR7 |
|
|
milk powder |
0.5 |
|
|||||||
|
milk powder for babies (after reconstitution) |
0.01 |
|
|||||||
|
cheese |
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
butter, gee |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
other dairy products |
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
cotton seed meal |
afla B1 |
15 |
IR1 |
ISIRI |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
50 |
|
|
||||||
|
fish meal, meat meal, bone meal, blood meal, single cell protein, rice and wheat bran: |
|||||||||
|
intended for sheep, goats and beef cattle |
afla B1 |
10 |
IR1 |
ISIRI |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
|
intended for poultry, calf, lamb, kid, dairy sheep, goats and cattle |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
|
|||||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
||||||
|
soya bean meal, sunflower meal, sesame seed meal, olive meal and other meals from oil producing seeds: |
|||||||||
|
intended for sheep, goats and beef cattle |
afla B1 |
10 |
IR1 |
ISIRI |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
||||||
|
intended for poultry, calf, lamb, kid, dairy sheep, dairy goats and dairy cattle |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
|
|||||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
||||||
|
maize: |
|||||||||
|
intended for sheep, goats and beef cattle, poultry, calf, lamb, kid, dairy sheep, dairy goats and dairy cattle |
afla B1 |
5 |
IR1 |
ISIRI |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
||||||
|
premixes including vitamins and mineral premixes: |
|||||||||
|
intended for sheep, goats and beef cattle |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
10 |
IR1 |
ISIRI |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
|
intended for calf, lamb, kid, dairy sheep, goats and cattle |
5 |
|
|
||||||
|
intended for poultry |
10 |
|
|
||||||
|
complete feed: |
|||||||||
|
intended for sheep, goats and beef cattle |
afla B1 |
50 |
IR1 |
ISIRI |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
|
DON |
5000 |
non-official |
|
|
|
||||
|
T-2 toxin |
100 |
|
|
|
|
as of 2004 |
|||
|
intended for calf, lamb, kid, dairy sheep, goats and cattle |
afla B1 |
5 |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
||
|
intended for calf, lamb, kid, dairy sheep, goats and cattle |
DON |
1000 |
non-official |
|
non-official |
|
|
||
|
T-2 toxin |
25 |
|
|
|
|
as of 2004 |
|||
|
intended for layers and breeders (broilers and layers) |
afla B1 |
10 |
official |
IR3 |
non-official |
|
|
||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
||||||
|
intended for broilers and pullet |
afla B1 |
10 |
|
|
|||||
|
intended for parent and grandparent stocks |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
|
|||||
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
||||||
situation 1996 no regulations [FAO 1997]
Commodity | (Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) | Limit (µg/kg) | Legal basis | Responsible authority | Sampling method | Analytical method | Remarks | ||
status | ref. | status | ref. | ||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
see European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
see European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
see European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
nuts, peanuts, maize flour, figs and their products and other foods |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
MH |
official |
|
official |
IL1 |
|
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
|
|
|
|||||
|
cereals, cereal products and other foods |
ochratoxin A |
50 |
|
|
non-official |
IL2 |
|
||
|
apple juice |
patulin |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
milk and milk products |
afla M1 |
0.05 |
|
MH |
official |
|
official |
IL3 |
|
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
all grains |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
MH |
official |
|
non-official |
IL4 |
|
|
ochratoxin A |
300 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
DON |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
zearalenone |
not given |
|
|
IL5 |
|
||||
|
T-2 toxin |
100 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
diacetoxyscirpenol |
200 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
see European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
|
additional regulations of Italy: |
|||||||||
|
infusion plants |
afla B1 |
5 |
IT1 |
MH, RA & AP |
official |
IT2 |
|
IT2 |
|
|
afla B1B2G1G2 |
10 |
|
|
||||||
|
coffee |
ochratoxin A |
8 |
|
|
|||||
|
roasted coffee |
4 |
|
|
||||||
|
cocoa and derived products |
0.5 |
|
|
||||||
|
beer |
0.2 |
|
|
||||||
|
pig meat and derived products |
1 |
|
|
||||||
|
fruit juice |
50 |
|
|
||||||
|
baby food |
afla M1 |
0.01 |
|
|
|||||
|
ochratoxin A |
0.5 |
|
|
||||||
|
baby food |
zearalenone |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
cereals and derived products |
zearalenone |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Dairy |
|||||||||
|
see European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
see European Union [harmonized regulations] |
|||||||||
situation 1991 [FAO 1997]
Commodity | (Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) | Limit (µg/kg) | Legal basis | Responsible authority | Sampling method | Analytical method | Remarks | ||
status | ref. | status | ref. | ||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
food, grains |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
||
|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
||||||
|
Food |
|||||||||
|
all foods |
afla B1 |
10 |
|
MHL&W |
official |
|
official |
JP1 |
|
|
apple juice |
patulin |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
wheat and wheat products |
DON |
1100 |
|
official |
|
|
provisional limit |
||
|
Feed |
|||||||||
|
compound feeds for cattle (except calves, dairy cows), pigs (except piglets), chicken (except young chicken, broilers) and quails |
afla B1 |
20 |
|
MAF&F |
official |
|
official |
|
|
|
compound feeds for calves, dairy cows, piglets, young chicken and broilers |
10 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
compound feeds |
zearalenone |
1000 |
|
|
|
provisional limit |
|||
| |
DON |
1000 |
|
|
|
provisional limit |
|||
|
compound feeds for cows with an age over 3 months |
DON |
4000 |
|
|
|
provisional limit |
|||
