Country | Food type | Sampling year | Sampling strategy | No of samples | LOD μg/kg | LOQ μg/kg | % pos. | Mean μg/kg | Min. μg/kg | Max. μg/kg | Reference | Considered in the exposure assessment |
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Slovak Republic | Complete feedingstuff (poultry) | 2003–2004 | Random | 50 | 0.3 | nr | 20.0 | 3.6 | nr | nr | Labuda et al. (2005) | Yes |
Germany | Maize (corn) | 2000–2001 | Random | 41 | 14 | 28 | 4.9 | 49 | nr | nr | Schollenberger et al. (2006) | Yes |
Maize by‐products | 2000–2001 | Random | 13 | 14 | 28 | 7.7 | 21 | nr | nr | No | ||
Germany | Maize silage | 2000–2001 | Random | 18 | 14 | 28 | 6 | nr | nr | 64 | Schollenberger et al. (2005) | Yes |
Maize kernels | 2000–2001 | Random | 24 | 14 | 28 | 4 | nr | nr | 21 | Yes | ||
Germany | Oat grains | 2009 | Random | 17 | 0.33 | 0.89 | 100 | 1.19 | < LOD | 8.05 | Gottschalk et al. (2009) | Yes |
Italy | Complete feedingstuff (fattening pigs) | 2003–2004 | Random | 7 | 20 | nr | 29 | 612 | < LOD | nr | Dall'Asta et al. (2004) | No |
LOD: limit of detection; LOQ: limit of quantification; nr: not reported.