Table 1.

Summary of aflatoxin contamination for different regions in the world from samples collected during 2018 (based on the Biomin mycotoxin survey, 2018 [35]).

		Europe	Middle East	Africa	Asia	North America	South and Central America
Finished Feed	No. of samples	1146	87	161	1458	537	1033
	% of samples positive for aflatoxin	12%	11%	11%	44%	12%	25%
	Average of positive samples, µg/kg	5	3	9	26	9	9
	Median of positive, µg/kg	2	2	4	8	4	4
	Maximum, µg/kg	136	15	26	697	57	216
Corn	No. of samples	371	14	191	685	478	3656
	% of samples positive for aflatoxin	18%	29%	3%	37%	9%	19%
	Average of positive samples, µg/kg	9	2	3	42	36	11
	Median of positive, µg/kg	2	1	2	8	15	4
	Maximum, µg/kg	76	6	8	636	280	402
Cereals 1	No. of samples	743	8	28	267	48	586
	% of samples positive for aflatoxin	11%	13%	21%	13%	6%	53%
	Average of positive samples, µg/kg	2	2	8	13	6	5
	Median of positive, µg/kg	1	2	4	1	7	4
	Maximum, µg/kg	19	2	27	88	8	40

¹ wheat, barley, oats, rice, sorghum, millet.