Aflatoxin B1 levels of 11.8 ppb have been identified in a maize shipment at Rotterdam, exceeding the legal limit for dairy feed (5 ppb) but remaining below the legal maximum for feed materials (20 ppb).
This video explains how crops from overseas are verified as meeting the same legal food and feed safety standards as UK-grown crops through equivalent assurance schemes and rigorous testing.
The UK and European feed industries' response to environmental concerns are set out in the AIC Roadmap - Agri-supply roadmap for a sustainable food chain; FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030; AIC respond to Government's "Due diligence on forest risk commodities' consultation.