Food Product Country

Aflatoxin Levels

in µg/kg

Maximum Allowed level according to commission of European Communities. (µg/kg) Reference
Bread Lebanon 1.12 2.0 [62]
Chocolate Lebanon 4.33 2.0 [63]
Nuts Lebanon 4.40 8.0 [63]
Rice, wheat, Oat, Barley, Maize Malaysia 0.12-4.54 5.0 [64]
Peanuts Malaysia 0.66-15.33 8.0 [64]
Rice Iran 0.0029 5.0 [65]
Puffed Corn Snack Iran 0.0012 8.0 [65]
Peanuts Iran 0.00154 8.0 [65]
Bean Iran 0.21-0.29 8.0 [66]
Maize Iran 30 5.0 [67]
Peanuts Iran 15 8.0 [67]
Rice Pakistan 8.5 5.0 [68]
Corn Pakistan 8 8.0 [68]
Corn Products Pakistan 5.5 8.0 [68]
Dried Chili Pakistan Upto 90 5.0 [69]
Capsicum Pakistan Upto 25 5.0 [70]
Corn based products Indonesia 5.8 – 12.4 8.0 [71]
Corn Indonesia 119 8.0 [72]
Corn Phillipines 49 8.0 [73]
Corn Thailand 63 8.0 [73]
Maize Taiwan 15 5.0 [67]
Peanuts Taiwan 15 8.0 [67]
Rice India <15 5.0 [74]
Maize India 30 5.0 [67]
Peanuts India 30 8.0 [67]
Maize China 40 5.0 [67]
Peanuts China 49 8.0 [67]
Nuts and Product Japan 0.3-128  8.0 [75]
Maize Nepal 40 5.0 [67]
Peanuts Nepal 40 8.0 [67]
Table 3: Aflatoxin levels in staple food products of different countries in Asia.
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