Table 14.
Statistical description of the concentrations of 3‐Ac‐DON across the FoodEx food categories (FoodEx Level 1(bold) and Level 2 (regular typeface))
| Food groupa | N | %LC | Concentration range (μg/kg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95th percentileb | |||||||
| LB | MB | UB | LB | MB | UB | |||
| Alcoholic beverages | 835 | 100 | 0 | 30.6 | 61.2 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Beer and beer‐like beverage | 454 | 100 | 0 | 14.3 | 28.7 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Wine | 381 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Animal and vegetable fats and oils | 71 | 100 | 0 | 38.3 | 76.6 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Vegetable fat | 53 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Vegetable oil | 18 | 100 | 0 | 3.9 | 7.8 | − | − | − |
| Composite food (including frozen products) | 11 | 100 | 0 | 14.3 | 28.6 | − | − | − |
| Cereal‐based dishes | 2 | 100 | 0 | 7.5 | 15.0 | − | − | − |
| Meat‐based meals | 1 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Rice‐based meals | 7 | 100 | 0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | − | − | − |
| Vegetable‐based meals | 1 | 100 | 0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | − | − | − |
| Food for infants and small children | 346 | 100 | 0 | 13.5 | 27.1 | 0 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| Cereal‐based food for infants and young children | 288 | 100 | 0 | 14.4 | 28.7 | 0 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| Follow‐on formulae, powder | 12 | 100 | 0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | − | − | − |
| Food for infants and small children | 18 | 100 | 0 | 7.1 | 14.2 | − | − | − |
| Infant formulae, powder | 2 | 100 | 0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | − | − | − |
| Ready‐to‐eat meal for infants and young children | 24 | 100 | 0 | 10.4 | 20.8 | − | − | − |
| Yoghurt, cheese and milk‐based dessert for infants and young children | 2 | 100 | 0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | − | − | − |
| Fruit and fruit products | 1,017 | 100 | 0 | 48.9 | 97.8 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Berries and small fruits | 25 | 100 | 0 | 45.2 | 90.4 | − | − | − |
| Dried fruits | 461 | 100 | 0 | 49.8 | 99.7 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Fruit and fruit products | 37 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | − | − | − |
| Miscellaneous fruits | 287 | 100 | 0 | 49.2 | 98.3 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Pome fruits | 13 | 100 | 0 | 46.9 | 93.8 | − | − | − |
| Stone fruits | 194 | 100 | 0 | 46.7 | 93.4 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Fruit and vegetable juices | 91 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Concentrated fruit juice | 7 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Fruit juice | 73 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Fruit nectar | 11 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Grains and grain‐based products | 7,044 | 97 | 1.3 | 21.1 | 40.9 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Grains for human consumption | 1,434 | 98 | 0.4 | 16.6 | 32.7 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Grain milling products | 2,173 | 99 | 0.3 | 26.5 | 52.6 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Bread and rolls | 875 | 95 | 2.1 | 13.4 | 24.8 | 0 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| Breakfast cereals | 1,196 | 92 | 4.7 | 23.3 | 42.0 | 31.2 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Fine bakery wares | 379 | 99 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 22.6 | 0 | 25.0 | 50.0 |
| Pasta (Raw) | 942 | 100 | 0 | 22.6 | 45.1 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Grains and grain‐based products, unspecified | 45 | 100 | 0 | 47.1 | 94.3 | − | − | − |
| Herbs, spices and condiments | 89 | 100 | 0 | 32.3 | 64.6 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Baking ingredients | 1 | 100 | 0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | − | − | − |
| Condiment | 48 | 100 | 0 | 49.1 | 98.1 | − | − | − |
| Flavourings or essences | 2 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Herb and spice mixtures | 5 | 100 | 0 | 18.0 | 36.0 | − | − | − |
| Herbs | 5 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Herbs, spices and condiments | 3 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Seasoning or extracts | 4 | 100 | 0 | 6.3 | 12.5 | − | − | − |
| Spices | 21 | 100 | 0 | 13.8 | 27.6 | − | − | − |
| Legumes, nuts and oilseeds | 1,982 | 100 | 0.1 | 48.4 | 96.7 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Legumes, beans, dried | 361 | 100 | 0 | 46.0 | 92.1 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Oilseeds | 387 | 100 | 0.4 | 45.5 | 90.6 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Other seeds | 34 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Tree nuts | 1,200 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Milk and dairy products | 2 | 100 | 0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | − | − | − |
| Non‐alcoholic beverages | 1 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Products for special nutritional use | 12 | 100 | 0 | 14.4 | 28.8 | − | − | − |
| Dietary supplements | 1 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Food for weight reduction | 1 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Medical food | 4 | 100 | 0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | − | − | − |
| Medical food (are specially formulated and intended for the dietary management of a disease that has distinctive nutritional needs that cannot be met by normal diet alone; intended to be used under medical supervision) | 5 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Products for special nutritional use | 1 | 100 | 0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | − | − | − |
| Snacks, desserts and other foods | 118 | 100 | 0 | 17.7 | 35.3 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Ices and desserts | 1 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Other foods (foods which cannot be included in any other group) | 1 | 100 | 0 | 12.5 | 25.0 | − | − | − |
| Snack food | 116 | 100 | 0 | 17.8 | 35.6 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Starchy roots and tubers | 6 | 100 | 0 | 30.0 | 60.0 | − | − | − |
| Sugar and confectionery | 14 | 100 | 0 | 32.9 | 65.7 | − | − | − |
| Chocolate (Cocoa) products | 6 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Confectionery (non‐chocolate) | 2 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Dessert sauces | 2 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | − | − | − |
| Sugar and confectionary | 4 | 100 | 0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | − | − | − |
| Vegetables and vegetable products (including fungi) | 305 | 100 | 0 | 47.2 | 94.4 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Cocoa beans and cocoa products | 276 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Coffee imitates (Solid) | 8 | 100 | 0 | 8.9 | 17.7 | − | − | − |
| Fruiting vegetables | 8 | 100 | 0 | 45.0 | 90.0 | − | − | − |
| Vegetable products | 11 | 100 | 0 | 9.5 | 19.1 | − | − | − |
| Vegetables and vegetable products (including fungi) | 2 | 100 | 0 | 31.3 | 62.5 | − | − | − |
N: number of samples; % LC: percentage of left‐censored data; LB: lower bound; MB: middle bound; UB: upper bound.
a
Food Level 1 categories in bold and Food Level 2 categories in regular typeface.
b
The 95th percentile obtained on occurrence data with fewer than 60 analytical results may not be statistically robust (EFSA, 2011b) and therefore not reported in the table and replaced by a dash.