December 19, 2016
France

Pascale Carrabin, Mérieux NutriSciences France

France -Mycotoxins contamination of certain foodstuffs: anomaly rate 7%

Annual monitoring plan to verify the conformity of foodstuffs regard to their levels of mycotoxins
Mérieux NutriSciences_Harvesting

Mycotoxins are substances produced by molds that contaminate plants before and / or after harvesting. These contaminants are found in a wide range of foodstuffs and can have an impact on human health.
For certain mycotoxins (patulin, aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, deoxynivalenol, zéaralénone,  fumonisins and citrinin, maximum levels have been established (Regulation EC 1881/2006).

The DGCCRF survey shows an anomaly rate higher than that of 2014 (3% in 2014).
Examples of sample high level of mycotoxins:

-Apple juice and apple sauce (patulin)
-Peanut paste, basmati rice (aflatoxins)
-Roasted coffee, muesli (ochratoxin A)
-Corn flour (deoxynivalenol)

Merieux NutriSciences offers a complete solution of scientific services to the food industry, in particular chemical food testing.

Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance / DGCCRF 

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

CONTACT US!

T: +39 045 82 83 311
E: regulatory.services@mxns.com

For more information
about Mérieux NutriSciences visit

www.merieuxnutrisciences.com

Fill out this form and you will be contacted as soon as possible.

*
To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty.
*

The personal data you mentioned will be processed by Chelab S.r.l. - Socio Unico, data controller, to answer to your request. Your data may be transferred to one of the affiliated entities of Chelab S.r.l. - Socio Unico located or not within the EU, which will process them in accordance with your content request.

You have the right to access to your data, request rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or withdrawal and may exercise this right by sending your request by email to contact.italy@mxns.com.