Table 9.
Summary of the AFT occurrence data by food category (μg/kg)
| Food category, FoodEx level 1 | N | Mean | Mediana | P95b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | UB | LB | UB | LB | UB | ||
| Grains and grain‐based products | 4,860 | 0.10 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.00 |
| Vegetables and vegetable products | 389 | 0.40 | 1.21 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 2.00 |
| Starchy roots and tubers | 50 | 0.95 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 0.60 | – | – |
| Legumes, nuts and oilseeds | 24,507 | 2.39 | 3.47 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 5.90 | 6.90 |
| Fruit and fruit products | 6,254 | 1.09 | 1.53 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 3.40 | 3.80 |
| Meat and meat products | 120 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| Fish and other seafood | 34 | 0.20 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.20 | – | – |
| Milk and dairy products | 17 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.40 | – | – |
| Sugar and confectionery | 778 | 0.44 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 2.17 | 2.94 |
| Animal and vegetable fats and oils | 802 | 1.16 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 2.73 | 3.70 |
| Fruit and vegetable juices | 145 | 0.04 | 2.01 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Non‐alcoholic beverages | 38 | 0.03 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 2.00 | – | – |
| Alcoholic beverages | 381 | 0.00 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Herbs, spices and condiments | 4,809 | 1.74 | 2.77 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 5.30 | 6.66 |
| Food for infants and small children | 441 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| Products for special nutritional use | 101 | 0.08 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Composite food | 93 | 0.12 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.77 | 2.00 |
| Snacks, desserts, and other foods | 508 | 0.52 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 1.70 | 2.20 |
N: number of samples; P95: 95th percentile; LB: lower bound; UB: upper bound; AFT: aflatoxin total.
a
Due to the high proportion of left‐censored data, the distribution of the LB concentrations is right‐skewed. Therefore, the LB median results to be zero.
b
The 95th percentiles obtained on occurrence data with fewer than 60 analytical results may not be statistically robust (EFSA, 2011b) and are therefore not reported in the table.