Table 25.
Statistical description of the concentrations of 15‐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 | 91 | 80 | 22.5 | 27.3 | 32.1 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
| Corn grain | 15 | 7 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 54.1 | – | – | – |
| Grains as crops | 115 | 27 | 107 | 109 | 110 | 367 | 367 | 367 |
| Wheat grain | 187 | 91 | 6.50 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
| Other grains | 22 | 91 | 15.1 | 20.6 | 26.1 | – | – | – |
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 is therefore not reported in the table and replaced by a dash.