dsm-firmenich has released the results of the World Mycotoxin Survey from January to March 2024 with 5,383 samples collected and analyzed from 64 countries.

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
• 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

Ursula Hofstetter, head of Mycotoxin Risk Management at dsm-firmenich, said that “the presence of mycotoxins remains a threat to animal health, with adverse effects impacting reproduction, digestive disorders and performance. These latest findings underscore the ongoing global challenge mycotoxins pose to animal welfare and farm productivity, reinforcing the critical need for effective mycotoxin management strategies.”

Download dsm-firmenich World Mycotoxin Survey from January to March 2024 here.