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Regulations for Food
Worldwide there are various countries with different regulations for mycotoxins in food. This page does not present a complete list, it shows a selection of the most important legislations for international food trading.
European Union
AFLATOXIN IN FOOD |
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Maximum Level |
| Commodity |
B1 |
Total |
M1 |
| Groundnuts to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs. |
8 ppb |
15 ppb |
- |
| Nuts and dried fruit to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or as an ingredient in foodstuffs. |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
- |
| Groundnuts, nuts, dried fruit abd processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs. |
2 ppb |
4 ppb |
- |
| Oilseed intended for direct human consumption |
2 ppb* |
4 ppb |
- |
| Oilseed for processing |
8 ppb* |
15 ppb* |
- |
| Maize to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs. |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
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| Cereals (including buckwheat, Fagopyrim spp.) and processed products thereof intended for direct human consumtion or as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
2 ppb |
4 ppb |
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| Cereals (including buckwheat, Fagopyrim spp.), with the exception of maize, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumtion. |
2 ppb |
4 ppb |
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| Rice, including brown rice (intended for milling). |
5 ppb* |
10 ppb* |
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| Rice, including brown rice (intended for direct human consumption). |
2 ppb* |
4 ppb* |
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Following species of spices:
Capsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayane and paprika).
Piper spp. (fruits thereof, including white and black pepper).
Myristica fragrans (nutmeg).
Zingiber officinale (ginger)
Curcuma longa (tumeric). |
5 ppb |
10 ppb |
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| Milk (raw milk, milk for the manufacturer of milk baed proudtcs and heat treated milk). |
- |
- |
0.05 ppb |
| Baby foods and processed cereal cereal based foods for infants and young children |
0.1 ppb |
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| Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk |
- |
- |
0.025 ppb |
| Dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants |
0.1 ppb |
- |
0.025 ppb |
* Levels currenty under discussion
DEOXYNIVALENOL IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Unprocessed cereals (excluding durum wheat, oats and maize) |
1250 ppb |
| Unprocessed durum wheat and oats |
1750 ppb |
| Unprocessed maize |
1750 ppb |
| Cereals intended for direct human consumption, cereal flour (including maize flour, maize meal and maize grits), bran as end product intended for direct human consumption. |
750 ppb |
| Bread, biscuits, pastries, cereal snacks and breakfast cereal |
500 ppb |
| Dry pasta |
750 ppb |
| Processed cereal based baby and infant food |
200 ppb |
FUMONISIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level
(B1 & B2) |
| Unprocessed maize |
4000 ppb |
| Maize and maize based foods intended for direct human consumption |
1000 ppb |
| Maize based breakfast cereals and maize based snacks. |
800 ppb |
| Processed maize based foods and baby foods for infants and yound children |
200 ppb |
OCHRATOXIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Unprocessed cereals |
5 ppb |
| All products derived from unprocessed cereals (including cereal poroducts and cereal grains intended for direct human consumption) |
3 ppb |
| Dried vine fruit (currants, raisins and sultanas) |
10 ppb |
| Dried figs |
8 - 10 ppb* |
| Dried fruit other than dried vine fruit and dried figs |
1 - 2 ppb* |
| Roasted coffee beans and ground roasted coffee |
5 ppb |
| Soluble coffee (instant coffee) |
10 ppb |
| Cocoa products (cocoa powder, powder chocolate, chocolate powder, drinking chocolate, sweetened cocoa, chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate) |
0.5 - 2 ppb* |
| Wine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine and wine with an alcoholic strength of not less than 15% volume) and fruit wine |
2 ppb |
| Aromatised wine, aromatised wine based drinks and aromatised wine product cocktails |
2 ppb |
| Grape juice, concentrated grape juice as reconstituted, grape nectar, grape must and concentrated must as reconstituted, intended for direct human consumption. |
2 ppb |
| Beer < 6% alcohol |
0.2 ppb* |
| Liqueur wines |
2 - 4 ppb* |
Following species of spices
Capsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli
powder, cayane and paprika).
Piper spp. (fruits thereof, including white and black pepper).
Myristica fragrans (nutmeg).
Zingiber officinale (ginger)
Curcuma longa (tumeric). |
30 ppb (1st July '10)
15 ppb (1st July '12) |
| Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza inflate and other species), liquorice root, ingredient for herbal infusion. |
20 ppb |
| Liquorice extract for use in food, particular beverages and confectionery |
80 ppb |
| Edible offal and products containing edible offal |
5 - 15 ppb* |
| Blood products (such as black pudding and sausages) |
2 - 5 ppb* |
| Baby foods and processed cereal based foods for infants and young children |
0.5 ppb |
| Dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants |
0.5 ppb |
* Levels currenty under discussion
PATULIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Fruit juices and in drinks containing apple jhuice or derived from apples |
50 ppb |
| Solid apple products, such as apple puree, intending for direct consumption |
25 ppb |
| Apple juice and solid apple products for infants and young children |
10 ppb |
T-2 & HT-2 IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level
(T-2 & HT-2) |
| Unprocessed cereals and cereal products |
* |
* Levels currenty under discussion
ZEARALENONE IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Unprocessed cereals other than maize |
100 ppb |
| Unprocessed maize |
350 ppb |
| Cereals intended for direct human consumption, cereal flour, bran as end product for direct human consumption |
75 ppb |
| Maize intended for direct human consumtion, maize based snacks and maize based breakfast cereals |
100 ppb |
| Refined maize oil |
400 ppb |
| Bread, pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks and breakfast cereals |
50 ppb |
| Processed cereal based foods and baby foods for infants and young children |
20 ppb |
| Processed maize based foods and baby foods for infants and young children |
20 ppb |
United States of America
AFLATOXIN IN FOOD |
| |
Action Level |
| Commodity |
B1 |
Total |
M1 |
| All foods except milk |
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20 ppb |
- |
| Milk |
- |
- |
0.5 ppb |
DEOXYNIVALENOL IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Guidance Level |
| Finished wheat products for consumption by humans |
1000 ppb |
FUMONISIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Guidance Level
(B1, B2, B3) |
| Degermed dry milled corn products (e.g. flaking grits, corn meal, corn flour with fat content of <2.25%, dry weight basis) |
2000 ppb |
| Cleaned corn intended for popcorn |
3000 ppb |
| Whole of partially degermed dry milled corn products (e.g. flaking grits, corn meal, corn flour with fat content of <2.25%, dry weight basis); dry milled corn bran; cleaned corn intended for mass production |
4000 ppb |
PATULIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Action Level |
| Apple juice, apple juice concentrate, and apple juice component of a food that contains apple juice as an ingredient |
50 ppb |
China
AFLATOXIN IN FOOD |
| |
Maximum Level |
| Commodity |
B1 |
Total |
M1 |
| Corn and corn products, peanut and peanut products |
20 ppb |
- |
- |
| Rice, edible oil (except corn and peanut oil) |
10 ppb |
- |
- |
| Other grains, beans and fermented products |
5 ppb |
- |
- |
| Infant food |
5 ppb |
- |
- |
| Fresh milk |
- |
- |
0.5 ppb |
| Dairy product |
- |
- |
0.5 ppb |
DEOXYNIVALENOL IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Wheat and wheat products |
1000 ppb |
| Corn and corn products |
1000 ppb |
| Barley and barley products |
1000 ppb |
OCHRATOXIN A IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Grains and beans |
5 |
PATULIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Apple and hawthorn products |
50 ppb |
ZEARALENONE IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Wheat, corn |
60 ppb |
Singapore
Note: Official legislation is non-detect for all food type in Singapore
AFLATOXIN IN FOOD |
| |
Action Level |
| Commodity |
B1 |
Total |
M1 |
| Food in general (mainly nuts, corns and their products) |
5 ppb |
5 ppb |
- |
| Milk and dairy products |
- |
- |
0.5 ppb |
| Infant formulae and follow-up formulae (ready-to-consume) |
- |
- |
0.025 ppb |
OCHRATOXIN A IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Action Level |
| Beer, Cereal and cereal products, Coffee |
3 ppb |
PATULIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Action Level |
| Fruits and fruit juices |
50 ppb |
Brazil
Proposal (ANVISA Consulta Pública nº 100, de 21 de dezembro de 2009)
AFLATOXIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Cereals and cereal-based products excl. Maize and Maize Derivates |
5 ppb |
| Nuts and dried fruits excl. Peanuts |
10 ppb |
| cereal-based Baby food |
1 ppb |
| Cacao- and chocolate-based products |
5 ppb |
| Spices |
20 ppb |
OCHRATOXIN A IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Cereals and cereal-based products excl. Maize and Maize Derivates |
10 ppb |
| Roasted Coffee |
10 ppb |
| Soluble Coffee |
10 ppb |
| Wine |
10 ppb |
| Spices |
10 ppb |
| cereal-based Baby food |
2 ppb |
| Cacao- and chocolate-based products |
5 ppb |
| Dried fruits |
10 ppb |
DEOXYNIVALENOL IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Wheat flour |
1200 ppb |
| Other wheat derivates |
750 ppb |
| cereal-based Baby food |
200 ppb |
FUMONISIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level
(FB1+FB2) |
| Unprocessed Maize |
2000 ppb |
| Maize Meal |
1000 ppb |
| Other maize-based products |
400 ppb |
| maize-based Baby food |
200 ppb |
PATULIN IN FOOD |
| Commodity |
Maximum Level |
| Apple Juice |
50 ppb |
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