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European Union (EU) countries

Aflatoxin
CommodityLimit (ppb)
All feed materials20
Complementary and complete feed10
Complementary and complete feed with the exception of compound feed for dairy cattle and calves,
dairy sheep and lambs, dairy goats and kids, piglets and young poultry animals
5
 
Fumonisins
CommodityLimit (ppb)
Maize and maize products60000
Complementary and complete feedingstuffs for:pigs, horses (Equidae), rabbits and pet animals5000
Fish10000
Poultry, calves (< 4 months), lambs and kids20000
Adult ruminants (> 4 months) and mink50000
Zearalenone
CommodityLimit (ppb)
Cereals and cereal products with the exception of maize by-products2000
Maize by products3000
Complementary and complete feedingstuffs for piglets and gilts (young sows)100
Complementary and complete feedingstuffs for sows and fattening pigs250
Complementary and complete feedingstuffs for calves, dairy cattle, sheep (including lamb) and goats (including kids)500
Ochratoxin A
CommodityMaximum level (ppb)
Cereals and cereal products250
Complementary and complete feeding stuffs for pigs50
Complementary and complete feeding stuffs for poultry100
Complementary and complete feeding stuffs for cats and dogs10
Deoxynivalenol
CommodityMaximum level (ppb)
Cereals and cereal products with the exception of maize by-products8000
Maize by-products12000
Complementary and complete feeding stuffs5000
Complementary and complete feeding stuffs for pigs900
Complementary and complete feeding stuffs for calves (<4 months), lambs, kids and dogs2000
Rye Ergot Sclerotia (Claviceps purpurea)
CommodityLimit (ppm)
Feed materials and compound feed containing unground cereals1000
SOURCES
  1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006
  2. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2015
  3. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2007
  4. Commission Regulation (EC) No 239/2016
  5. Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2010
  6. Directive 2002/32/EC
  7. Commission Regulation (EC) No 165/2010
  8. Commission Recommendation 2006/576/EU
  9. Commission Recommendation 2013/165/EU
  10. Commission Recommendation 2013/627/EU
  11. Commission Regulation (EC) No 212/2014
  12. Commission Recommendation 2016/1319/EU
T-2 & HT-2
CommodityMaximum level (ppb)
Oat milling products (husk) for feed and compound feed2000
Other cereal products for feed and compound feed500
Compound feed, with the exception of feed for cats250
Compound feed for cats50

Non European Union countries

CountryCommodityMycotoxinLimit (ppb)
Armeniaall foodsaflatoxin B15
zearalenone1000
T-2 toxin100
wheatdeoxynivalenol700
barley1000
 
Belarusgrain, leguminous plantsaflatoxin B15
barleydeoxynivalenol1000
wheat700
barley, wheat, maizezearalenone1000
grain, flour, groatsT-2 toxinunknown
 
Bosnia and Herzegovinawheat, maize, rice, cerealsaflatoxin B1G11
beans5
 
Croatiacereals, beans, peanuts, coffee, teaaflatoxin B15
 
Macedoniawheat, maize, rice, cerealsaflatoxin B1G11
beans5
 
Moldovacereals, legumes, flour, cocoa, nuts, coffee, sunflower, teaaflatoxin B15
wheat and wheat flourdeoxynivalenol700
barley and barley flour1000
wheat and wheat flour, barley and barley flour, maize and maize flourzearalenone1000
cereals and cereal flourT-2 toxin100
 
Russiabread grain including wheat, rye, triticale, oats, barley, millet, buckwheat, rice, maize, sorghumaflatoxin B15
grain legumes, including pea, bean, lentil, soya
cereals, oat flour, flakes
wheat flour including for pasta, rye flour, triticale flour, corn, barley, millet, rice, buckwheat, pulse flour, sorghum, soya flour
nuts
oil seeds (sunflower, soya, cotton, corn, flax, mustard, rape, peanut)
vegetable oils (all kinds)
wheat germ flakes & coarse meal made of them
wheatdeoxynivalenol700
barleydeoxynivalenol1000
cereals (wheat, rye, triticale, oats, barley, millet, 
buckwheat, rice, corn, sorghum)​
T-2 toxin100
wheat, barley, maize, cornzearalenone1000
 
Serbia and Montenegrowheat, corn, rice, barley, bean, peas, roasted coffee, roasted peanut, teaaflatoxin B15
all foodstuffsochratoxin A10
cornzearalenone1000
feed for chicken, pigs (until 50kg), calf, young turkey, duckling, cowaflatoxin B1B2G1G210
feed for ox, sheep, goat50
feed for swine and poultry20
feed for pigs (until 50kg)ochratoxin A100
feed for swine200
feed for poultry1000
feed for egg laying hen250
feed for chicken, pigs (until 50kg) and calfsum of trichothecenes300
feed for swine, ox and poultry600
feed for pigs (until 50kg)zearalenone500
feed for other type of swine1000
feed for cow, sheep and goat3000
feed for ox5000
feed for egg laying hen100000
 
Switzerlandnutmeg
 
aflatoxin B110
aflatoxin B1B2G1G220
all foodstuffs

 
aflatoxin B12
aflatoxin B1B2G1G24
ochratoxin A5
cereal grainsdeoxynivalenol1000
maizefumonisins B1B21000
babassu seed, cotton seed, peanut, coconut, maize kernel, palm kernel and their products as raw materialsaflatoxin B1200
babassu seed, cotton seed, peanut, coconut, maize kernel, palm kernel and their products as single feed materials20
other single feeds/raw materials50
complete and complementary feeds for bovine animals, sheep and goats, except milk cows, calves and lambs50
complementary feeds for pigs and poultry except young animals30
complete feeds for pigs and poultry except young animals20
complementary feed for lactating bovine animals, lactating sheep and lactating goats5
other complete and complementary feeds10
 
Turkeyhazelnut, peanut and other nuts; oily seed; dried fruits (fig, raisin, etc.) and foodstuffs produced of theseaflatoxin B15
aflatoxin B1B2G1G210
cereals and cereal flouraflatoxin B12
aflatoxin B1B2G1G24
other foods (foods with an aflatoxin risk)aflatoxin B15
aflatoxin B1B2G1G210
raw grainochratoxin A5
foodstuffs produced from grain3
feed ingredientsaflatoxin B150
mixed feed for ruminants except young animals50
mixed feed for poultry except young animals20
other mixed feeds10
 
Ukrainecombined feed for non-productive animalsaflatoxin B110
combined feed for poultry25
combined feed for cows in the period of lactation, for piglets no older than 2 months50
combined feed for calves and sheep older than 4 months, animals for meat, breeding bulls100
combined feed for sows (pregnant, feeding), breeding boars, piglets younger than 2 monthszearalenone40
soya press for feed1000
combined feed for pigs fed for pork lighter than 50 kg2000
combined feed for pigs fed for pork over 50 kg of weight3000
combined feed for all animalsdeoxynivalenol1000
combined feed for egg-layers and broilersT-2 toxin200
combined feed for calves and older cattle fed for beef250
SOURCE
  1. FAO corporate documents repository. Worldwide regulation for mycotoxins in food and feed 2003.