dsm-firmenich World Mycotoxin Survey reveals ongoing mycotoxin risks in key regions
Learn more about the mycotoxin level in your part of the world
26 November 2024
2 minute read
By: dsm-firmenich, the leading innovator in health, nutrition and beauty, has released the results of the World Mycotoxin Survey from January to September 2024.
A total of 17,675 samples were collected and analyzed from 91 countries around the world. The results concluded that deoxynivalenol, fumonisins and zearalenone are most frequently found, with the highest regions of mycotoxins found in North and Central America, South Asia and China and Taiwan.
Ursula Hofstetter, Head of Mycotoxin Risk Management at dsm-firmenich said, “The persistent presence of mycotoxins continues to pose a threat to animal welfare, productivity, and sustainability in agriculture. These results once again underscore the critical need for effective mycotoxin management strategies. Implementing such strategies is crucial for maintaining the profitability of both the feed industry and animal protein production sectors."
The survey includes details on:
- Prevalence levels for each mycotoxin in each region
- Global and local risk levels for each mycotoxin
- Risk levels posed to each species
- Comparison of prevalence levels from January-September 2023
- More information about Spectrum 380®, the most powerful mycotoxin detection method used as a research tool and performed at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)
- Overview on the occurrence of the most frequent mycotoxins, their masked and modified forms as well as emerging mycotoxins; based on results delivered by the most comprehensive commercially available multi-mycotoxin method, Spectrum Top®50
Additionally, a range of key by-products and alternative feed components were tested, analysing metabolites found and their prevalence with numerous mycotoxins discovered. The global contamination of key by-products and alternative feed components is summarised in the dsm-firmenich Mycotoxin Survey.
To download to the dsm-firmenich World Mycotoxin Survey from January to June 2024, follow the link here.
To download the dsm-firmenich mycotoxin survey on by-products and alternative feed components, follow the link here.
