Table 1.
Legal limits for aflatoxins implemented in the European Union
| Product | AFB1 (µg/kg) | AFM1 (µg/kg) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human food | |||
| Raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products | 0.050 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 | |
| Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk | 0.025 | ||
| All cereals and all products derived from cereals including processed cereal products, with the exception of maize and rice subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption or use as ingredient in foodstuffs, processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children, and dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants | 2.0 | ||
| Animal feed | |||
| Feed materials with the exception of groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof | 50.0 | Directive 2002/32/EC | |
| Feed materials from groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof | 20.0 | ||
| Complete feedingstuffs for cattle, sheep and goats with the exception of dairy cattle, calves and lambs | 50.0 | ||
| Complete feedingstuffs for dairy cattle | 5.0 | ||
| Complete feedingstuffs for calves and lambs | 10.0 |