KNOWLEDGE CENTER
Mycotoxins Legislation
Brazil | Mercosur
| Aflatoxins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Commodity | Β1 (ppb) | Total (ppb) | M1 (ppb) |
| Cereals & cereal-based products, except corn and its derivatives | – | 5 ppb | – |
| Products of coca & chocolate | – | 5 ppb | – |
| Spices | – | 20 ppb | – |
| Cereal-based baby food | – | 1 ppb | – |
| Nuts and dried fruits, except peanuts | – | 10 ppb | – |
| Milk | – | – | 500 ppt (0.5 ppb) |
| Powder milk | – | – | 5 ppb |
| Cheese | – | – | 2.5 ppb |
| Ochratoxin A | |||
| Commodity | ppb | ||
| Cereal-based products , beans, roasted/soluble coffee | 10 ppb | ||
| Wine and its derivatives | 2 ppb | ||
| Grape and its juice | 2 ppb | ||
| Cereal-based products for infants and young children | 2 ppb | ||
| Products of coca & chocolate | 5ppb | ||
| Dried fruit | 10 ppb | ||
| Spices | 30 ppb | ||
| Deoxynivalenol (DON) | |||
| Commodity | ppm | ||
| Wheat & its derivatives, rice, barley | 1 ppm (1,000 ppb) | ||
| Other wheat derivatives | 0.75 ppm (750 ppb) | ||
| Cereal-based products for infants and young children | 0.2 ppm (200 ppb) | ||
| Zearalenone (ZON) | |||
| Commodity | |||
| Cereal-based products | 100 ppb | ||
| Rice and its derivatives | 100 ppb | ||
| Whole rice | 400 ppb | ||
| Rice bran | 600 ppb | ||
| Corn meal | 150 ppb | ||
| Wheat & its derivatives | 200 ppb | ||
| Cereal-based products for infants and young children | 20 ppb | ||
| Patulin | |||
| Commodity | |||
| Apple juice | 50 ppb |
