Analyses by Mycocheck are accompanied by a risk rating of low, medium, high, or very high. The risk posed by a sample is determined from the detected levels of each mycotoxin.
As each mycotoxin has different toxicities, Mycocheck has assigned each one a different risk threshold based both on our experience and international legislation for those toxins where maximum permissible limits exist.
These threshold limits are shown below. Please note that the scale is logarithmic.
Dairy Cattle
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Aflatoxins
<2.5
Aflatoxins
2.5+
7.5+
10+
Deoxynivalenol
<500
Deoxynivalenol
500+
1500+
2000+
Zearalenone
<125
Zearalenone
125+
375+
500+
T2 and HT2
<62.5
T2 and HT2
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Fumonisins
<5000
Fumonisin
5000+
15000+
20000+
Diacetoxyscirpenol
<62.5
Diacetoxyscirpenol
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Ochratoxin
<62.5
Ochratoxin
62.5+
187.5+
250+
0
10
100
1000
10,000
100,000
Beef Cattle
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Aflatoxins
Deoxynivalenol
<1000
Deoxynivalenol
1000+
3000+
4000+
Zearalenone
<125
Zearalenone
125+
375+
500+
T2 and HT2
<62.5
T2 and HT2
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Fumonisins
<5000
Fumonisin
5000+
15000+
20000+
Diacetoxyscirpenol
<62.5
Diacetoxyscirpenol
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Ochratoxin
<62.5
Ochratoxin
62.5+
187.5+
250+
0
10
100
1000
10,000
100,000
Poultry
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Aflatoxins
<2.5
Aflatoxins
2.5+
7.5+
10+
Deoxynivalenol
<500
Deoxynivalenol
500+
1500+
2000+
Zearalenone
<125
Zearalenone
125+
375+
500+
T2 and HT2
<62.5
T2 and HT2
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Fumonisins
<5000
Fumonisin
5000+
15000+
20000+
Diacetoxyscirpenol
<62.5
Diacetoxyscirpenol
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Ochratoxin
<25
Ochratoxin
25+
75+
100+
0
10
100
1000
10,000
100,000
Swine
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Aflatoxins
<2.5
Aflatoxins
2.5+
7.5+
10+
Deoxynivalenol
<225
Deoxynivalenol
225+
675+
900+
Zearalenone
<62.5
Zearalenone
62.5+
187.5+
250+
T2 and HT2
<62.5
T2 and HT2
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Fumonisins
<1250
Fumonisin
1250+
3750+
5000+
Diacetoxyscirpenol
<62.5
Diacetoxyscirpenol
62.5+
187.5+
250+
Ochratoxin
<12.5
Ochratoxin
12.5+
37.5+
50+
0
10
100
1000
10,000
100,000
References
- European Commission Recommendation 2013/165/EU
- European Commission Directive 2002/32/EC
- European Commission Recommendation 2006/576/EC
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