date:Jul 21, 2014
ide in a specific food. For example, a limit of 0.02 mg/kg has been set for the weed killer diquat on bananas or coffee beans and a limit of 0.6 mg/kg in plums for propiconazole used to prevent mold growth.
Codex also recommended a large number of maximum use levels for specific food additives in various foods such as fresh pasta, frozen or smoked fish, frozen or fermented vegetables, and powdered infant formula, to assure consumers health.
Toxins in Maize
Fumonisins are toxins produced by mo