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. 2024 Jan 17;103(3):103471. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103471

Table 1.

Summary statistics of the levels of individual T2, HT2, and sum of the T2 and HT2 in unprocessed grain samples according to EFSA results.

Commodity N %LC Concentration range (μg/kg)
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).