Table 7.
Limit maximum tolerability of AFs and OTA in food commercialized in Brazil, the European Union (EU), and the United States (US).
| Region | Food Category | AFB1 (µg/kg) | Sum of AFs (µg/kg) |
AFM1 (µg/kg) |
OTA (µg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Cereal-based for infant | - | 1.0 | - | 2.0 |
| Cocoa beans | - | 10.0 | - | 10.0 | |
| Peanuts, Brazil nuts | - | 20.0 | - | - | |
| Coffee | - | - | - | 10.0 | |
| Nuts, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, and almonds | - | 10.0 | - | - | |
| Cereals and cereal products | - | 5.0 | - | 10.0 | |
| Maize and maize products | - | 20.0 | - | 20.0 | |
| Dehydrated and dried fruits | - | 10.0 | - | 10.0 | |
| Cocoa and chocolate | - | - | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| Powdered milk | - | - | 5.0 | - | |
| milk | - | - | 0.5 | - | |
| Cheese | - | - | 2.5 | - | |
| Grape juice, grape, wine, and its derivatives | - | - | - | 2.0 | |
| EU | Cereal-based for infant | 0.10 | - | - | 0.5 |
| Peanuts and tree nuts | 2.0 | 4.0 | - | - | |
| Brazil nuts, hazelnuts | 5.0 | 10.0 | - | - | |
| Coffee | - | - | - | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| Almonds, pistachios, and apricot kernel | 8.0 | 10.0 | - | - | |
| Cereals and cereal products | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 to 5.0 | ||
| Maize and maize products | 5.0 | 10.0 | - | - | |
| Dehydrated and dried fruits | 2.0 | 4.0 | - | 2.0 to 8.0 | |
| Cocoa powder | - | - | - | 3.0 | |
| Powdered milk | - | - | - | - | |
| Milk | - | - | 0.05 | - | |
| Infant milk | - | - | 0.025 | - | |
| Grape juice, grape, wine, and its derivatives | - | - | - | 2.0 | |
| Products for animal feeding | 50 | - | - | 250 | |
| Feed | 5 to 50 | - | - | 10 to 100 | |
| US | Foods | - | 20.0 | - | - |
| Brazil nuts | - | 20.0 | - | - | |
| Peanuts and Peanut products | - | 20.0 | - | - | |
| Pistachio nuts | - | 20.0 | - | - | |
| Milk | - | - | 0.5 | - | |
| Animal Feeds | - | 20.0–300.0 | - | - |