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Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by s5ma6n on Thursday February 02, 2023 @07:51AM (#34625827)
20 ppb listed in the EU document is for animal feed materials, not for the actual food. I

EU:

> For maize and all products derived from maize, including processed maize products, maximum limits (μg/kg) of 2,0 ppb for Aflatoxin B1 and 4,0 ppb for sum of Aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 are set

> For Food (incoming material): Maximum limits (μg/kg) of 5,0 ppb for Aflatoxin B1 and 10,0 ppb for sum of Aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2.

> For feed: Feed materials 20 ppb for Aflatoxin B1

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Re:Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trade... by refurb on Thursday February 02, 2023 @11:13PM (#34637061)
Right but aflatoxin comes from feed.

So presumably EU and US food has similarly low levels for things like milk, even though the max cutoffs for milk are different.

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