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. 2021 Jul 10;12:74. doi: 10.1186/s40104-021-00603-0

Table 1.

China’s feed safety standards for Aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone

Feeds Maximum limit, μg/kg
Aflatxoin B1
 Corn by-products and peanut cake 50
 Vegetable oil (except corn oil and peanut oil) 10
 Corn oil and peanut oil 20
 Other plant feed ingredients 30
 Complete feeds for young pigs and poultries 10
 Growing complete feeds for boilers and meat duck and laying ducks 15
 Concentrate supplement for calf, lamb and lactation period 20
 Concentrate supplement for lactation period 10
 Concentrate supplement for others 30
 Other complete feeds 20
Deoxynivalenol
 Plant feed ingredients 5,000
 Concentrate supplement for calf, lamb and lactation period 1,000
 Concentrate supplement for others 3,000
 Complete feeds for pigs 1,000
 Other complete feeds 3,000
Zearalenone
 Corn and its by-products (except corn bran and corn steep powder) 500
 Corn bran and corn steep powder 1,500
 Other plant feed ingredients 1,000
 Concentrate supplement for calf, lamb and lactation period 500
 Complete feed for young pigs 150
 Complete feed for young gilts 100
 Other complete feeds for pigs 250
 Other complete feeds 500