Table 3.
Guidance levels for DON in animal feed in EU Recommendation 2006/576/EC11
| Products intended for animal feeda | Guidance value in mg/kg relative to a feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12% |
|---|---|
| Cereals and cereal productsb with the exception of maize by‐products | 8 |
| Maize by‐products | 12 |
| Complementary and complete feedingstuffs with the exception of: | 5 |
| Complementary and complete feedingstuffs for pigs | 0.9 |
| Complementary and complete feedingstuffs for calves (< 4 months), lambs and kids | 2 |
Particular attention has to be paid to cereals and cereal 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, their products and by‐products’ of the non‐exclusive list of main feed materials referred to in part B of the Annex to Council Directive 96/25/EC of 29 April 1996 on the circulation and use of feed materials amending Directives 70/524/EEC, 74/63/EEC, 82/471/EEC and 93/74/EEC and repealing Directive 77/101/EEC10, but also other feed materials derived from cereals in particular cereal forages and roughages.