Raw material purchase Croatia

Croatia: 125 samples (4,199 analyses)
	Number of analyses	Value detected (%)	Results Abnormalities (number)*	Limit values*
Maize/-byproducts	1,928
Pesticide residues	1,641	0.1	all < 50 % MC**
Arsenic	22	0.0	all < LOQ
Lead	22	4.5	all < 5 mg/kg	MC 10 mg/kg
DON	22	54.5	all < 4 mg/kg	GV maize 8 mg/kg byproducts 12 mg/kg
ZEA	23	17.4	all < 1 mg/kg	GV maize 2 mg/kg byproducts 3 mg/kg
Aflatoxin B1	54	3.7	all < 0.01 mg/kg	MC 0.02 mg/kg
OTA	22	0.0	all < LOQ
Dioxin	11	100.0	all < 0.25 ng/kg	AL 0.5 ng/kg
dl PCB	11	100.0	all < 0.175 ng/kg	AL 0.35 ng/kg
ndl PCB	10	100.0	all < 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Salmonella	25	0.0	all negative
Wheat/-byproducts	1,151
Pesticide residues	1,047	0.3	Diphenylamin 1 ≥ 0.025 mg/kg	Diphenylamin MC 0,05 mg/kg***
Arsenic	7	14.3	all < 1 mg/kg	MC 2 mg/kg
Lead	7	28.6	all < 5 mg/kg	MC 10 mg/kg
Cadmium	7	71.4	all < 0.5 mg/kg	MC 1 mg/kg
DON	9	66.7	all < 4 mg/kg	GV 8 mg/kg
ZEA	8	0.0	all < LOQ
OTA	8	0.0	all < LOQ
Dioxin	8	100.0	all < 0.25 ng/kg	AL 0.5 ng/kg
dl PCB	9	100.0	all < 0.175 ng/kg	AL 0.35 ng/kg
ndl PCB	8	87.5	all < 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Salmonella	15	0.0	all negative
Mercury	7	28.6	all < 0.05 mg/kg	MC 0.1 mg/kg
Barley	708
Pesticide residues	669	0.0	all < LOQ
DON	3	100.0	all < 4 mg/kg	GV 8 mg/kg
Rape/-byproducts	293
Pesticide residues	273	0.0	all < LOQ
Samonella	11	0.0	all negative
Vegetable oil / vegetable fat	61
Pesticide residues	54	0.0	all < LOQ
ndl PCB	2	100.0	all < 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
(Sugar) beet molasses	8
ndl PCB	1	100.0	all < 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Whey powder	25
Antibiotic active substances	22	0.0	all < LOQ
Calcium carbonate	10
Arsenic	2	0.0	all < LOQ
ndl PCB	1	100.0	all < 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Sodium chloride	7
ndl PCB	1	100.0	all < 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg

Time period: 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021

Croatia: 1,183 samples (28,690 analyses)
	Number of analyses	Value detected (%)	Results Abnormalities (number)*	Limit values*
Maize/ -byproducts	16,107
Pesticide residues	12,322	0.6	Pirimiphos-methyl 1 > 0.25 mg/kg	Pirimiphos-methyl MC 0.5 mg/kg**
Arsenic	112	7.1	all < 1 mg/kg	MC 2 mg/kg
Lead	110	9.1	all < 5 mg/kg	MC 10 mg/kg
DON	199	86.4	1 ≥ 4 mg/kg	GV maize 8 mg/kg byproducts 12 mg/kg
ZEA	194	61.9
Aflatoxin B1	263	17.1
Dioxin	61	100.0	all < 0.25 ng/kg	AL 0.5 ng/kg
dl PCB	61	100.0	all < 0.175 ng/kg	AL 0.35 ng/kg
ndl PCB	62	96.8	all < 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Salmonella	100	0.0	all negative
Wheat/-byproducts	7,389
Pesticide residues	5,373	0.6	all < 50 % MC***
Arsenic	23	26.1	all < 1 mg/kg	MC 2 mg/kg
Lead	23	47.8	all < 5 mg/kg	MC 10 mg/kg
Cadmium	59	64.4	all < 0.5 mg/kg	MC 1 mg/kg
DON	39	59.0	all < 4 mg/kg	GV 8 mg/kg
ZEA	22	13.6	all < 1 mg/kg	GV 2 mg/kg
Dioxin	36	100.00	all < 0.25 ng/kg	AL 0.5 ng/kg
dl PCB	35	100.00	all < 0.175 ng/kg	AL 0.35 ng/kg
ndl PCB	31	100.0	6 ≥ 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Salmonella	29	0.00	all negative
Mercury	23	8.7	all < 0.05 mg/kg	MC 0.1 mg/kg
Sunflower/-byproducts	1,071
Pesticide residues	1,032	0.1	all < 50% MC****
ndl PCB	2	100.0	2 ≥ 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
PAH	9	55.6	all < 100 µg/kg	GV 200 µg/kg
Barley	703
Pesticide residues	594	2.2	all < 50 % MC
DON	5	80.0	all < 4 mg/kg	GV 8 mg/kg
Rape/-byproducts	333
Pesticide residues	273	0.0
Salmonella	5	0.0
Soybeans	261
Pesticide residues	216	0.00	all < LOQ
Dioxin	2	0.00	all < 0.25 ng/kg	AL 0.5 ng/kg
ndl PCB	2	100.0	2 ≥ 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Vegetable oil / vegetable fat	244
Pesticide residues	216	1.4
ndl PCB	6	83.3	2 ≥ 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
(Sugar) beet molasses	116
Pesticide residues	108	0.0	all < LOQ
ndl PCB	1	100.0	1 ≥ 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Whey powder	57
Antibiotic active substances	44	0.0	all < LOQ
Calcium carbonate	19
Arsenic	4	75.0	2 ≥ 7.5 mgkg	MC 15 mg/kg
ndl PCB	1	100.0	1 ≥ 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg
Sodium chloride	23
ndl PCB	3	66.7	1 ≥ 5 µg/kg	MC 10 µg/kg

Time period: 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2021

Legend: MC= maximum content, AL = action limit, GV = guidance value, LOQ = Limit of quantification

*values ≥ 50% from the strictest limit value

**based on the raw material (maize)

***based on the raw material (wheat)

****based on the raw material (sunflower seeds)