Table 24.
Statistical description of the concentrations of 3‐Ac‐DON at the FoodEx Level 3 across the unprocessed grains of undefined‐use (all results expressed in μg/kg whole weight)
| Type of unprocessed grain | N | %LC | Concentration range (μg/kg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95th percentilea | |||||||
| LB | MB | UB | LB | MB | UB | |||
| Barley grain | 220 | 91 | 9.19 | 34.2 | 59.3 | 55.0 | 58.0 | 100 |
| Buckwheat grain | 8 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | – | – | – |
| Corn grain | 15 | 100 | 0 | 5.00 | 10.0 | – | – | – |
| Grains as crops | 115 | 46 | 94.5 | 97.7 | 101 | 357 | 357 | 357 |
| Millet grain | 3 | 100 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 100 | – | – | – |
| Oats grain | 17 | 89 | 2.60 | 44.1 | 85.6 | – | – | – |
| Rice | 279 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 | 0 | 50.0 | 100 |
| Rye grain | 58 | 98 | 0.23 | 21.0 | 41.8 | – | – | – |
| Wheat grain | 187 | 96 | 1.00 | 5.4 | 9.74 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Other grains | 22 | 100 | 0 | 5.00 | 10.0 | – | – | – |
N: number of samples; %LC: percentage of left‐censored data; LB: lower bound; MB: middle bound; UB: upper bound.
a
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.