Fumonisins are toxic metabolites mainly produced by Fusarium verticillioides, commonly found in corn, corn products and feed. They show significant hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity and potential carcinogenicity, and are strictly regulated in food and feed safety worldwide.

1. Hazards of Fumonisins

2. EU and US Standards

EU Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006

• Unprocessed corn: FB₁ + FB₂ ≤ 4000 μg/kg

• Corn-based foods for human consumption: FB₁ ≤ 1000 μg/kg

• Infant and young child cereal foods: FB₁ ≤ 200 μg/kg

US FDA Recommended Levels

• Human corn-based foods: FB₁ + FB₂ ≤ 4000 μg/kg

• Swine feed: ≤ 10000 μg/kg

• Equine feed: ≤ 5000 μg/kg

• Poultry and ruminant feed: ≤ 50000 μg/kg

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3. Industries That Require Fumonisin Testing

• Corn storage, trading and processing enterprises

• Feed mills and compound feed manufacturers

• Swine, poultry, cattle and equine farms

• Corn-based food processing companies

• Food and feed export-oriented enterprises

• Third-party laboratories and food safety regulatory authorities

4. Common Detection Methods

1. HPLC / LC-MS/MS

   Official confirmatory method with high accuracy, but requires expensive instruments and complex pretreatment.

2. ELISA

   Suitable for high-throughput laboratory quantitative testing with high sensitivity and good stability.

3. Fluorescent Quantitative Immunochromatography

   Rapid, portable and quantitative, ideal for on-site raw material screening.

5. Fumonisin Testing Products by Shandong Xinyu Biotechnology Co., LTD

1. Fumonisin ELISA Quantitative Test Kit

• Specification: 96 tests per kit

• Detection range: 200–5400 μg/kg

• Principle: Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

• Samples: Feed raw materials, compound feed

• Features: High-throughput, stable, easy to operate, suitable for routine laboratory analysis.

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2. Fumonisin Fluorescent Quantitative Test Strip

• Specification: 40 tests per kit

• Detection range: 100–800 μg/kg

• Principle: Quantum dot fluorescent immunochromatography

• Samples: Corn, grains and related products

• Features: Quantitative results within 10 minutes, portable detector, ideal for on-site rapid screening.