Table 6.
Maximum allowed levels of major mycotoxins in cereal grains for human foods.
| European Union (µg/kg) | CAC (µg/kg) |
US (µg/kg) |
Brazil (µg/kg) | China (µg/kg) | India (µg/kg) |
South Africa (µg/kg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Aflatoxins | Total | 4–10 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | B1 | 2–5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 5–20 | 10 | 5 |
| Deoxynivalenol (DON) |
1250–1750 | 2000 | 1000 | 200–3000 | 1000 | 1000 | NR | |
| Fumonisins (B1 + B2) | B1 + B2 | 1000–4000 * | 4000 | 2000–4000 * | 1000–5000 * | NR | NR | NR |
| Ochratoxin A | 3–5 | 5 | NR | 50 | 5 | NR | NR | |
| Zearalenone (ZEA) | 100–350 * | 100 | NR | 100–600 * | 60 | NR | NR | |
| Reference | [253] | [252] | [251] | [254] | [255] | [256] | [251] |
* The regulation limit of a specific mycotoxin varies with the food products to be made using the grain. NR—not regulated.