Table 1.
Degree of carcinogenicity of mycotoxins according to IARC.
| Mycotoxin | Degree of Evidence of Carcinogenicity |
Overall Evaluation of Carcinogenicity to Humans |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| In Humans | In Animals | ||
| Aflatoxin B1 | Sufficient | Sufficient | Group 1 |
| Aflatoxin B2 | Limited | Group 1 | |
| Aflatoxin G1 | Sufficient | Group 1 | |
| Aflatoxin G2 | Inadequate | Group 1 | |
| Aflatoxin M1 | Inadequate | Sufficient | Group 2B |
| Aflatoxin M2 | - | - | Not classified |
| Ochratoxin A | Inadequate | Sufficient | Group 2B |
Group 1, carcinogenic to humans; Group 2B, possibly carcinogenic to humans.