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Table 1 Allowable limits of Fusarium mycotoxins in food and feeds in certain countries and regions

From: Occurrence, toxicity, production and detection of Fusarium mycotoxin: a review

Range

Toxin

Country

Applicable Products

Limit (μg/kg)

Food

DON

China

Cereals and their products

1000

EU

Raw durum and oats, wet-milled corn

1750

Unprocessed cereals other than hard wheat, oats, and corn

1250

Cereal that can be consumed directly and cornflakes less than or equal to 500 μm in size

750

Bread, snacks, desserts, and breakfast cereals

500

Cereal-based foods for infants and young children

200

America

Wheat for food milling

2000

Final products made using edible wheat

1000

Canada

Unpurified soft wheat in China

2000

Soft wheat flour (adult food)

1200

Soft wheat flour (baby food)

600

Armenia

Wheat

700

Barley

1000

Belarus

Wheat

700

Baby food

Prohibited

Bulgaria

Grain and products made from grain for direct consumption or as processed food ingredients

1000

Cereals which will be stored or subjected to further physical processing prior to consumption

2000

Corn and corn products

1000

Cuba

Imported cereals

300

Cyprus

Grain

1200

Serbia

Raw corn

1750

ZEN

China

Wheat and flour

60

Corn and corn flour (slag and slice)

60

EU

Processed cereals for infants and young children

20

Bread and breakfast cereals

50

Grain products that can be eaten directly

75

Corn, corn snacks, and corn breakfast cereals that can be eaten directly

100

Corn flakes larger than 500 μm in size

200

Corn flakes less than or equal to 500 μm in size

300

Corn treated via wet grinding

350

Refined corn oil

400

Armenia

All foods

1000

Austria

Wheat, rye, and hard wheat

60

Belarus

Barley, wheat, and corn

1000

Baby foods

Prohibited

Bulgaria

Grain and processed grain products for direct consumption or for use as processed food ingredients

200

Corn and corn products

200

Chile

All foods

200

Columbia

Sorghum

1000

France

Grain and grain products

50

FUMS

EU

Corn-based baby foods

200

Corn snacks and corn breakfast cereals

800

Corn, corn snacks, and corn breakfast cereals that can be eaten directly

1000

Corn flakes larger than 500 μm in size

1400

Corn flakes less than or equal to 500 μm in size

2000

Corn treated via wet grinding

4000

America

Edible corn

2000

FB1 & FB2

Bulgaria

Corn and corn products

1000

FB1

Cuba

Corn and rice

1000

FB1

France

Grain and grain products

1000

T-2

China

Distiller’s dried grain with corn solubles for feed

100

Formulated feeds for pigs and poultry

1000

Armenia

All foods

100

Belarus

Cereal, flour, and shelled oats

100

Infant food

Prohibited

Bulgaria

Grain and grain products for direct consumption and for use as processed food ingredients

100

Feed

DON

China

Formulated feeds for pigs, calves, and lactating animals

1000

Formulated feeds for cattle and poultry

3000

Austria

Pannage

500

Feed for fattening poultry

1500

Feeds for breeding poultry and laying fowl

1000

Feeds for beef cattle

1000

Canada

Feeds for livestock and poultry

5000

Feeds for pigs, calves, and cows

1000

Cuba

All feedstuffs

300

Cyprus

All feedstuffs except coarse grain

7000

Complete feeds for pigs

1000

Complete feeds for poultry and fattening calves

5000

Complete feeds for other animals

3000

Serbia

Feeds

8000

ZEN

China

Feeds and distiller’s dried grain with corn solubles

500

Austria

Feeds for breeding swine

50

Canada

Feeds for gilts and sows

3000

Cyprus

Feedstuffs

2000

Complete feeds for piglets

1000

Complete feeds for all pigs except piglets

1500

T-2

Canada

Feeds for pigs and poultry

1000

HT-2

Canada

Feeds for livestock and poultry

100