FSA, FSS Call for Data on T-2, HT-2 Mycotoxins in Food
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are requesting data on the levels of T-2 and HT-2 toxins present in food. The deadline for submissions is 31 October 2023.
T-2 and HT-2 are mycotoxins which can be produced under cool and moist conditions prior to harvest by the fusarium species of fungi and mainly affect cereal crops such as oats, wheat, and barley. The presence of T-2 and HT-2 is heavily weather dependent and can exhibit large annual variability. The dependence on climate also means that there are currently no sufficient methods for mitigation of T-2 and HT-2 production through good agricultural practices (GAPs).