South Africa plans to formulate regulations on the highest content of mycotoxins in food

10 - Feb - 2025 QQISB

  On November 5 , 2024 , the South African Ministry of Health issued a draft " Regulations on the Maximum Content of Mycotoxins in Food  " through the government communiqué for comments from the public , with a feedback period of 3 months. The main contents include definitions, detection methods, sampling standards, and attached tables (the highest content of mycotoxins in some foods).

  The regulations will be implemented 12 months after the publication of the communiqué and will be repealed with the Ordinance No. 1145 of 2004 , 751 of 2009 , and 987 of 2016 .


Mycotoxin

food

Notes / Instructions

ML ( µg/kg or µg/L )

 

 

 

 

Total aflatoxins ( B1+B2+G1+G2 ) ( Aflatoxins total )

Almonds (full product), Brazil nuts (shelled), hazelnuts (full product), pistachios (full product)

Instant meal

10

To be further processed

15

peanut

To be further processed

15

Dried figs (all products)

Instant meal

10

All other unspecified foods (ready to eat)

Among them, aflatoxin B1 is not greater than 5ug/kg

10

Corn kernels

Need further processing

15

Flour, coarse flour, coarse flour and flakes made from corn


10

Hulled rice (all products)


20

Essence


5

Sorghum grains (all products)

Need further processing

10

Infant and toddler cereals

Whole goods sold; raw or otherwise processed for human consumption

5

Chili, nutmeg (dried)

Whole / powder / mill / grind

20

Aflatoxins M1 ( Aflatoxins M1 )

milk


0.5

 

Deoxynivalenol

Infant and toddler cereals

No need to be prepared or otherwise formulated for consumption

200

Flour, coarse flour, coarse flour and flakes made from wheat, corn or barley


1000

Cereals (wheat, corn and barley)

Need further processing

2000

Fumonisins B1+B2 ( Fumonisins )

Raw corn (full product)


4000

 

Ochratoxins A

Wheat (all commodity)


5

Raw barley


5

Raw rye


5

Chili, red pepper, nutmeg

Whole / powder / mill / grind

20

Penicillin ( Patulin )

Juice (excluding concentrated juice)


50

  

  For more details, please refer to: 

https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202411/51499gon5505.pdf


South Africa plans to formulate regulations on the highest content of mycotoxins in food