Table 2.
Guidance values for zearalenone in products intended for animal feed in the EU (Commission Recommendation 2016/1319/EC)
| Products intended for animal feed | Guidance value in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12% |
|---|---|
| Feed materials a | |
| – Cereals and cereal productsb with the exception of maize by‐products | 2 |
| – Maize by‐products | 3 |
| Compound feed for: | |
| – Piglets, gilts (young sows), puppies, kittens, dogs and cats for reproduction | 0.1 |
| – Adult dogs and cats other than for reproduction | 0.2 |
| – Sows and fattening pigs | 0.25 |
| – Calves, dairy cattle, sheep (including lamb) and goats (including kids) | 0.5 |
Particular attention has to be paid to cereals and cereals products fed directly to the animals that their use in a daily ration should not lead to the animal being exposed to a higher level of these mycotoxins than the corresponding levels of exposure where only the complete feedingstuffs are used in a daily ration.
The term ‘Cereals and cereal products’ includes not only the feed materials listed under heading 1 ‘Cereal grains and products derived thereof’ of the list of feed materials referred to in part C of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 of 16 January 2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials (OJ L 29, 30.1.2013, p. 1) but also other feed materials derived from cereals in particular cereal forages and roughages.