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The information in the archive was published by MAFF, Department of Health and the
Scottish Executive before April 1st 2000 when the Food Standards
Agency was established.
Food Surveillance Information Sheet Number 61
| Table 1: Summary of results of the survey of foods for
fumonisins |
Sample |
Frequency of occurrence |
Range of total fumonisins (µg/kg) |
Mean of total fumonisins (µg/kg) |
Lower bound value
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Upper bound value
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Polenta
|
16/20
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16-2124
|
529
|
531
|
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Breakfast cereals
|
12/50
|
11-194
|
22
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29
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Corn fed chicken
|
0/10 uncooked
0/10 cooked
|
-
|
0
0
|
10
10
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Pop corn (ready-made)
|
0/9
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-
|
0
|
10
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Pop corn (popping and microwaveable corn)
|
6/13
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14-784
|
76
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83
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Crisps and snacks
|
31/40
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11-220
|
42
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46
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Tortilla, taco, enchilada
|
6/20
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10-31
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6
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13
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Corn based thickeners
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4/21
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14-110
|
15
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23
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Corn syrups
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0/11
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-
|
0
|
10
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Corn oils
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0/20
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-
|
0
|
10
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Corn on the cob
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0/20
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-
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0
|
10
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Sweetcorn
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1/22
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11
|
1
|
10
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Wheat
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0/5
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-
|
0
|
10
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Oats
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0/5
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-
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0
|
10
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Soya
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0/5
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-
|
0
|
10
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Barley
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0/5
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-
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0
|
10
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Rice
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0/5
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-
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0
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10
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