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. 2018 Feb 8;16(2):e05175. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5175

Table 1.

EU maximum levels for aflatoxins (μg/kg) in peanuts

Foodstuff Aflatoxin B1 Sum of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2

Peanuts, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs, with the exception of:

  • peanuts for crushing for refined vegetable oil production
8.0 15.0

Peanuts and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs, with the exception of:

  • crude vegetable oils destined for refining
  • refined vegetable oils
2.0 4.0