Table 1.
Commodity | N | %LC | Concentration range (μg/kg) |
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Mean | Median | P75 | P95 | |||
T-2 toxin | ||||||
Grains as crops, unspecified | 1 | 100 | 0.00–19.0 | 0–19.0 | 0–19.0 | – |
Wheat grain crop | 85 | 98 | 0.32–19.8 | 0–25.0 | 0–25.0 | 0–25.0 |
Barley grain | 63 | 98 | 0.70–80.8 | 0–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 |
Corn grain | 17 | 76 | 8.92–20.3 | 0–6.40 | 0–24.6 | – |
Rye grain | 17 | 100 | 0.00–91.2 | 0–100 | 0–100 | – |
Spelt grain | 3 | 100 | 0.00–2.00 | 0–2.00 | 0–2.00 | – |
Buckwheat grain | 4 | 100 | 0.00–87.5 | 0–100 | 0–100 | – |
Millet grain | 2 | 100 | 0.00–75.0 | 0–75.0 | 0–100 | – |
Oats, grain | 91 | 87 | 1.52–33.7 | 0–50.0 | 0–50.0 | 10.4–150 |
Rice | 191 | 100 | 0.00–93.2 | 0–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 |
HT-2 toxin | ||||||
Grains as crops, unspecified | 1 | 100 | 0.00–47.5 | 0–47.5 | 0–47.5 | – |
Wheat grain crop | 68 | 99.5 | 0.13–20.2 | 0–25.0 | 0–25.0 | 0–25.0 |
Barley grain | 61 | 98 | 0.89–95.6 | 0–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 |
Corn grain | 7 | 100 | 0.00–8.29 | 0–7.60 | 0–10.0 | – |
Rye grain | 17 | 100 | 0.00–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 | – |
Spelt grain | 3 | 100 | 0.00–0.00 | 0.00–0.00 | 0.00–0.00 | – |
Buckwheat grain | 4 | 100 | 0.00–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 | – |
Millet grain | 2 | 100 | 0.00–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 | – |
Oats, grain | 91 | 74 | 11.1–65.4 | 0–70.0 | 2.8–100 | 90–250 |
Rice | 191 | 100 | 0.00–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 | 0–100 |
Sum of T-2 and HT-2 toxins | ||||||
Grains as crops, unspecified | 1 | 100 | 0.00–19.0 | 0–19.0 | 0–19.0 | – |
Wheat grain crop | 150 | 98 | 1.32–35.8 | 0–50.0 | 0–50.0 | 0–50.0 |
Barley grain | 14 | 100 | 0.00–113 | 0–22.8 | 0–75.0 | – |
Corn grain | 14 | 64 | 40.3–52.5 | 0–25.0 | 35.0–35.0 | – |
Spelt grain | 3 | 100 | 0.00–0.00 | 0.00–0.00 | 0.00–0.00 | – |
Oats, grain | 49 | 90 | 13.4–109 | 0–75.0 | 0–75.0 | – |
N: number of analytical results; LC: left-censored data; P75: 75th percentile; P95: 95th percentile; LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound (European Food Safety Authority et al., 2017).