Table 3

Occurrence of mycotoxins in oilseeds and edible oils in Europe reported by EFSA

Type of products concerned Mycotoxins Mean mycotoxin concentration (μg/kg) Reference
LB UB
Oilseeds* TeA 287.9 300.8 Arcella et al. (2016)
TEN 40 42.9
AOH 12.2 18.5
AME 5.9 7.9
OTA 0.5 1.14 Schrenk et al. (2020b)
Legumes, nuts and oilseeds* AFB1 1.72 2.18 Schrenk et al. (2020a)
Vegetable oils ZEN 70 72 EFSA (2011b)
Animal and vegetable fats and oils AFB1 0.80 1.02 Schrenk et al. (2020a)
Sunflower oil TeA 27.1 33.8 Arcella et al. (2016)
AME 2.9 3.9
T-2 and HT-2 toxins 1.89 2.42 Arcella et al. (2017)
TEN 1.7 2.8 Arcella et al. (2016)
AOH 1.2 3.3
OTA 0.03 0.19 Schrenk et al. (2020b)
Olive oil AME 4.5 4.6 Arcella et al. (2016)
AOH 1.2 3.2
TeA 0.6 6.4
T-2 and HT-2 toxins 0.28 0.97 Arcella et al. (2017)
Peanut butter OTA 0.15 1.73 Schrenk et al. (2020b)

*The list of seeds included in the generic term ‘oilseeds’ is not specified in these reports.

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