dsm-firmenich has released the results of the World Mycotoxin Survey from January to June 2024. More than 11,500 samples were collected and analyzed from 77 countries around the world. The results concluded that Fusarium mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins are most frequently found, with the highest regions of mycotoxins found in North- and Central America, South Asia, Southeast Asia and China and Taiwan.
The survey also includes further 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-June 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 of 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, the global contamination of key byproducts and alternative feed components is summarized in the dsm-firmenich mycotoxin survey on byproducts and alternative feed components. A range of key byproducts and alternative feed components were tested, analyzing metabolites found and their prevalence.
Ursula Hofstetter, head of Mycotoxin Risk Management at dsm-firmenich, said that “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."
Download the dsm-firmenich World Mycotoxin Survey from January to June 2024 here.
Download the dsm-firmenich mycotoxin survey on byproducts and alternative feed components here.
