Table 3.

Maximum EFSA levels of ZEN in various foodstuffs. Table from Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 (Section 2) and Commission Regulation (EC) 17 August 2006 on the presence of deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, T-2 and HT-2 and fumonisins in products intended for animal feeding [37,38].

Foodstuff	Maximum Level (µg/kg)
Unprocessed cereals other than maize	100
Unprocessed maize except for unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling	350
Cereals intended for direct human consumption, cereal flour, bran, and germ as the end product marketed for direct human consumption	75
Bread (including small bakery wares), pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks, and breakfast cereals, excluding maize-based snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals	50
Maize intended for direct human consumption, maize-based snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals	100
Processed cereal based foods (excluding processed maize-based foods) and baby foods for infants and young children	20
Processed maize-based foods for infants and young children	20
Products Intended for Animal Feed	Guidance Value Relative to a Feedingstuff with a Moisture Content of 12% (µg/kg)
Cereals and cereal products with the exception of maize by-products	2000
Maize by-products	3000
Complementary and complete feedingstuff for piglets and gilts (young sows)	100
Complementary and complete feedingstuff for sows and fattening pigs	250
Complementary and complete feedingstuff for calves, dairy cattle, sheep (including lamb) and goats (including kids)	500