Commodity | (Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) | Limit (µg/kg) | Legal basis | Responsible authority | Sampling method | Analytical method | Remarks | ||
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Food |
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See MERCOSUR [harmonized regulations] |
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additional regulations of Brazil: |
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all foodstuffs |
afla B1G1 |
30 |
BR1 |
MH |
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official + non-official |
BR2 BR3 |
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Dairy |
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See MERCOSUR [harmonized regulations] |
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Feed |
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animal feed and ingredients: hay cotton, peanut, rice, oats, residues of bird bowels, babassu, cocoa, sugar cane (residue-pulp), linhaça, dendê, manioc, sunflower, crisálidas, malt, wheat, soya, yeast (sugar cane subproduct) |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
50 |
BR4 |
MA |
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BR2 BR3 |
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Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Food |
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all foods |
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BG1 |
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official |
BG1 |
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groundnuts, nuts and dried fruit and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
afla B1 |
2* |
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MH |
official |
BG1 |
official |
BG2 |
* max limits apply to the edible part |
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afla B1B2G1G2 |
4* |
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BG3 |
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groundnuts to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
afla B1 |
8* |
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MAF |
BG2 |
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afla B1B2G1G2 |
15* |
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BG3 |
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nuts and dried fruit to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
afla B1 |
5* |
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BG2 |
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afla B1B2G1G2 |
10* |
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BG3 |
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cereals and processed products thereof intended for direct human consumption or as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
afla B1 |
2 |
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MH |
BG2 |
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afla B1B2G1G2 |
4 |
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BG3 |
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spices |
afla B1 |
2 |
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BG2 |
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afla B1B2G1G2 |
5 |
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BG3 |
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cocoa beans and processed products thereof |
afla B1 |
2 |
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BG2 |
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afla B1B2G1G2 |
5 |
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BG3 |
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dried vine fruit |
ochratoxin A |
5 |
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BG4 |
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cereals and processed products thereof intended for direct human consumption or as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
3 |
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cereals to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
5 |
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MAF |
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spices |
10 |
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MH |
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green coffee beans |
8 |
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roasted coffee |
4 |
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beer |
0.2 |
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grape juice |
3 |
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fruit juices and nectars |
patulin |
50 |
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BG5 |
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fruit concentrates |
50** |
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** max. limit applies to the product for direct consumption |
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cereals and processed products thereof intended for direct human consumption or as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
DON |
1000 |
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BG6 |
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cereals to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
2000 |
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MAF |
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maize and processed products thereof |
1000 |
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MH & MAF |
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maize and processed products thereof |
fumonisins B1B2 |
1000 |
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MH |
non-official |
BG7 |
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cereals and processed products thereof intended for direct human consumption or as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
zearalenone |
200 |
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official |
BG8 |
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maize and processed products thereof |
200 |
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MH & MAF |
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cereals and processed products thereof intended for direct human consumption or as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
T2-toxin |
100 |
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Dairy |
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raw milk |
afla M1 |
0.05 |
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MAF |
official |
BG1 |
non-official |
BG2 |
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milk powder, condensed milk |
0.4 |
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butter |
0.02 |
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cheese |
0.02 |
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no regulations
no regulations
Commodity | (Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) | Limit (µg/kg) | Legal basis | Responsible authority | Sampling method | Analytical method | Remarks | ||
status | ref. | status | ref. | ||||||
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currently mycotoxin issues have the interest of the national authorities [the National Bureau of Standards and the National Institute of Agricultural Research for Development] |
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Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Food |
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nuts and nut products |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
CA1 |
HC/CFIA |
official |
CA3 |
non-official |
CA6 CA7 CA8 CA9 |
calculated on the nut meat portion; in force since 1969 |
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domestic uncleaned soft wheat |
DON |
2000 |
CA2 |
HC/CFIA |
official and non-official |
CA4 CA5 |
non-official |
CA8 CA9 CA10 CA11 |
regulations exist for the grading of wheat both for domestic and export use, based on the percentage of Fusarium-damaged kernels (% FDK) |
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soft wheat flour (adult food) |
1200 |
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soft wheat flour (infant food) |
600 |
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wheat, oats, barley, rye, solin, flaxseed, canola, buckwheat, soybeans, mustard seed, peas, canada pea beans, canada triticale, canada lentils |
ergot *) |
not applicable |
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HC/CGC |
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various tolerances exist, expressed as % by weight; *) see footnote |
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Feed |
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all feeds |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
CA12 |
CFIA |
official |
CA14 |
official |
CA15 |
since 1983 |
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feed for swine and poultry |
ochratoxin A |
2000 |
CA13 |
non official |
CA16 |
guideline limits only, since 1996 |
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T-2 toxin |
1000 |
CA17 |
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feed for cattle and poultry |
DON |
5000 |
CA17 |
guideline limits only, since 1996 |
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HT-2 toxin |
100 |
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feed for swine, calves, dairy cattle |
DON |
1000 |
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feed for gilts and sows |
zearalenone |
3000 |
CA18 |
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feed for swine |
diacetoxyscirpenol |
2000 |
CA17 |
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ergot alkaloids |
6000 |
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feed for poultry |
diacetoxyscirpenol |
1000 |
CA17 |
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feed for cattle, sheep, horses |
ergot alkaloids |
3000 |
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feed for chicks |
ergot alkaloids |
9000 |
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*) ergot means the sclerotium or dormant winter form of the fungus Claviceps purpurea. The limit refers to the weight of ergot kernels per total commodity weight, and not toxin concentration.
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Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Food |
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all foods |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
5 |
CL1 |
MPH |
official |
CL2 |
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zearalenone |
200 |
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Dairy |
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milk |
afla M1 |
0.05 |
CL1 |
MPH |
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Feed |
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complete feedingstuffs for poultry, goats and cattle |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
30 |
CL3 |
MA |
official |
CL2 |
official |
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complete feedingstuffs for other animals |
10 |
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all ingredients for use in animal feed except peanuts and derivatives, cottonseed and derivatives, maize and derivatives |
50 |
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peanuts and derivatives, cottonseed and derivatives, maize and derivatives |
200 |
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Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Food |
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maize and maize products, peanut and peanut products, peanut oil, irradiated peanut |
afla B1 |
20 |
CN1 CN2 |
MH |
official |
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official and non-official |
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rice, irradiated rice, edible vegetable oil |
10 |
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soya bean sauce, grain paste, vinegar, other grains, beans, fermented foods, fermented bean products, starch products, fermented wine, red rice, butter cake, pastry biscuit and bread, food additive alpha-amylase, food additive gluco-amylase preparation, salad oil |
5 |
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infant formula-soybean based, infant formula '5410', formulated weaning foods (rice, soybean based), weaning supplementary foods (rice, soybean, wheat flour, milk powder) |
non-detectable |
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infant formula '5410' not specified |
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semi-finished products (juice or paste) |
patulin |
100 |
MH |
official |
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official and non-official |
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fruit juice or jam, fruit wine, canned products, hawthorn strip (cake) |
50 |
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wheat and wheat flour, maize and maize flour |
DON |
1000 |
MH |
official |
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official and non-official |
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Dairy |
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milk and milk products |
afla M1 |
0.5 |
CN1 CN2 |
MH |
official |
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official |
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food for infants and young children, infant formula milk powder |
non-detectable |
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(the Codex Alimentarius Commission - created in 1963 by FAO and WHO - is the body responsible for compiling the standards, codes of practice, guidelines and recommendations that constitute the Codex Alimentarius. In 2003, the Codex Alimentarius Commission had 168 member countries).
|
Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Food |
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peanuts, raw |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
15 |
CC1 |
CCFAC |
official |
CC1 |
official |
CC1 |
|
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apple juice and apple ingredients in other beverages |
patulin |
50 |
CC2 |
|
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Dairy |
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milk |
afla M1 |
0.5 |
CC3 |
CCFAC |
|
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Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Food |
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all foods |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
10 |
CO1 |
MH |
non-official |
CO3 |
non-official |
CO4 |
|
|
afla M1 |
|
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afla M2 |
|
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maize |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
CO2 |
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Feed |
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maize and maize products |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
20 |
CO5 CO6 |
MA |
official |
CO3 |
non-official |
CO9 |
|
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sorghum |
40 |
CO7 |
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rabbit/trout feeds |
10 |
CO8 |
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poultry/dog/cat/fish feeds |
20 |
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bovine/pig feeds |
50 |
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sorghum |
zearalenone |
1000 |
CO7 |
CO10 |
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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. | ||||||
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Food |
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maize |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Feed |
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maize |
afla B1B2G1G3 |
50 |
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situation 1987 [FAO 1997]
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Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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|
status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Feed |
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|
straight feedstuffs |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
100 |
|
MPH & MAP & MC |
official |
|
|
|
|
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complete feedstuffs |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
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complete feedstuffs for pigs/poultry except young animals/ducks |
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
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complete feedstuffs for cattle/sheep/goats |
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
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complete feedstuffs for dairy cattle |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Commodity |
(Sum of) Mycotoxin(s) |
Limit (µg/kg) |
Legal basis |
Responsible authority |
Sampling method |
Analytical method |
Remarks |
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status |
ref. |
status |
ref. |
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Food |
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cereals, beans, peanuts, coffee, tea |
afla B1 |
5 |
|
MPH |
official + non-official |
|
non-official |
HR1 HR2 |
|
|
spices |
30 |
|
|
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cocoa beans, almonds, flours, hazelnuts, walnuts |
afla B1B2G1G2 |
3 |
|
|
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juice and concentrates, apples |
patulin |
50 |
|
official |
HR3 |
|
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|
Dairy |
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milk, milk products |
afla M1 |
0.5 |
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MPH |
official + non-official |
|
non-official |
HR4 |
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