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. 2023 Sep 1;21(9):e08064. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8064

Table 4.

Mycotoxins in the NF

Parameter (μg/kg) Batch number Analytical method
Barley to rice ratio 70:30 60:40 45:55
#5 #19 #16 #24 #25 #26 #14 #12 #13 #10 #11
Aflatoxins B1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 DIN EN 14123 (2008‐03), mod.
Aflatoxins B2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1
Aflatoxins G1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1
Aflatoxins G2 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1
Aflatoxins (Sum of B1, B2, G1, G2) < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4 < 0.4
Ochratoxin A < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5
Fumonisins (Sum of B1, B2) < 30 53 < 30 < 40 < 40 < 30 < 30 < 30 < 30 < 30 < 30 LC–MS/MS, J AOAC, 92 (2), 496
Deoxynivalenol < 10 < 10 < 10 < 20 < 20 < 10 < 50 < 50 < 50 < 50 < 50 LC–MS/MS, Food Addit Contam Part A, 2013:303), 541–9
Toxin HT2 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10 < 10
Toxin T2 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 10 < 10 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Zearalenone < 5 < 5 < 5 < 10 < 10 < 5 < 5 < 5 < 5 < 5 < 5

LC–MS/MS: liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry; DIN: Deutsche Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardization); EN: Europaische Norm (European standards); AOAC: Association of Official Analytical Chemists.