Classification of countries of cultivation
The countries of cultivation of maize are classified into 3 risk categories: High, Medium and Low. This classification is carried out on a regular basis by a number of feed schemes together.
When determining the risk category of a country of cultivation, the results of aflatoxin analyzes available in the GMP+ Monitoring Database are taken into account, as well as the results collected by other schemes (QS, EFISC-GTP, OVOCOM, AIC). In addition to these results, other relevant information (e.g. RASFF notifications, information about weather/harvest conditions, etc.) can also be used. The criteria used during the evaluation are shown in table 2.
Table 1: Risk classification of countries of cultivation
Publication date: 12 September 2024
Implementation date: 18 September 2024
| High | Medium | Low |
| Romania Serbia |
| Austria Belgium Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Sweden UK |
Table 2: Criteria for (Re)classification of a country of cultivation
| Risk classification by country of cultivation | % of analyses per country (period: 1 September until evaluation moment) | Analysis results (x) |
| High | > 1% | > 20 ppb; OR |
| > 10% | 10ppb < x ≤ 20ppb | |
| Medium | Any scenario not listed as High or Low | |
| Low | < 1% | 5ppb < x ≤ 10ppb; AND |
| > 90% | < 2ppb; AND | |
| Remaining (max 9%) | ≤ 5ppb | |
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