Call for Data on Total Aflatoxins in Ready-to-Eat Peanuts

Towards establishing a Codex maximum level

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives has issued a request for data on total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts. The information collected will inform the Committee’s work towards establishing a maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts.

Specifically, Committee calls for:

• Data on occurrence of total aflatoxins for the last 10 years.
• Data collected with methods with a LOQ of 4 µg/kg or below.
• Data on ready-to-eat peanuts, for which it can reasonably be assumed that at least 90% or more of the food item consists of peanut, and no more than 10% is flavor, condiment or coating.

Submitted data must adhere to the specifications outlined in the call. The submission deadline is October 31, 2024.

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