Compared to other parts of the world, the European Union (EU)
has the most extensive and the most elaborate regulations governing
AFB1 presence in various types of food and feed (Pleadin,
Markov, Frece, Vulic, & Persi, 2014), but the definition of the
maximum permitted levels (MPLs) or maximal recommended
levels for specific meat products is still lacking. MPLs for aflatoxins
in food are laid down under the Commission Regulation (EC) No
1881/2006 amended by the Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/
2010. In more than 75 countries around the world, AFB1 and total
aflatoxin levels in food are permitted to be up to 5 and 10 mg/kg,
respectively, whilst in the EU not more than 2 and 4 mg/kg,
respectively, is allowed (FAO, 2004; Herzallah, 2009).