Table 1.
Worldwide regulations of mycotoxins in poultry feeds.
| Country/Region | Regulatory Limit (µg/kg) | Guidance Value (µg/kg) | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFB1 | Total AFs | DON | FBs | ZEN | T-2 | OTA | ||
| Côte d’Ivoire | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | [19] |
| Ghana | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | [4] |
| Senegal | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | [19] |
| South Africa | - | 20 | 4000 | 50,000 | - | - | 20 | [6] |
| Tanzania | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | [14] |
| Zimbabwe | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | [19] |
| EAC | 20 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | [14] |
| CFIA | - | - | - | - | - | 1000 | 2000 | [17] |
| EU | 20 | - | 5000 | 20,000 | 250 | 250 | 100 | [16] |
| USA | 20 | - | 10,000 | 30,000 | - | - | - | [18] |
Total AFs—sum of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), aflatoxin B2 (AFB2), aflatoxin G1(AFG1), and aflatoxin G2 (AFG2); DON—deoxynivalenol; FBs—fumonisins; ZEN—zearalenone; T-2—T-2 toxin; HT-2—HT-2 toxin; OTA—ochratoxin A; CFIA—Canadian Food Inspection Agency; EAC—East African Community; EU—European Union; USA—United States of America; -means no reported regulatory limit or guidance value.