Table 3. Levels of 11 mycotoxins in 546 feed ingredients and compound feeds in South Korea in 2023 (n=3)

Mycotixin Classification Group Sub-classification No. of detected samples Minimum (mg/kg) Maximum (mg/kg) Average (mg/kg) MRL (mg/kg)
Deoxynivalenol Feed ingredients Vegetable Brans 15 0.09 5.81 1.25 NA
Meals 15 0.38 1.77 0.95
Compound feeds Livestock Cattle 39 0.10 1.80 0.40 2
Swine 7 0.10 0.63 0.32
Poultry 3 0.36 1.22 0.67
Zearalenone Feed ingredients Vegetable Brans 9 0.23 1.93 0.97 3
Meals 5 0.11 0.71 0.29
Compound feeds Livestock Cattle 15 0.10 0.36 0.21 0.5
Fumonisin Feed ingredients Vegetable Meals 16 0.11 2.29 0.73 60
Brans 15 0.05 29.51 8.94
Grains 3 0.31 1.41 0.77
Compound feeds Livestock Cattle 45 0.12 4.08 0.55 20
Swine 16 0.11 0.46 0.25 5
Poultry 11 0.10 6.74 0.89 20
Companion animals Dogs 8 0.10 0.47 0.24 5