dsm-firmenich’s World Mycotoxin Survey – January to June 2025 has been published, highlighting significant animal feed mycotoxin risks worldwide and revealing regional contamination patterns.
dsm-firmenich has unveiled its World Mycotoxin Survey – January to June 2025, one of the most comprehensive global reports on mycotoxin prevalence and risk. With over 10,000 samples analyzed across 80+ countries, this report delivers critical insights into contamination levels, co-occurrence patterns, and regional risk profiles. The report is aimed at helping the feed industry make informed decisions and protect animal health, as well as product quality.
Mycotoxins produced by fungi contaminate a wide variety of feed ingredients and have costly negative consequences, affecting the health, performance, welfare and profitability of farm animals across the world. From a global perspective, the prevalence of mycotoxins in animal feed materials in the first half of 2025 continued to pose a risk to animal farming. The types of risks varied by region and commodity.
H1 highlights from the report include:
• North America: Livestock is at high risk of exposure to Deoxynivalenol (DON) and Zearalenone (ZEN), with occurrence rates of 78% and 83%, respectively.
• Central & South America: There is a high risk related to Fumonisins (FUM), with average contamination levels around 2,000 ppb.
• South Asia and China/Taiwan: These regions continue to show high risk, consistent with previous years. In South Asia, the main threat is Aflatoxins, detected in 85% of samples. In the China/Taiwan region, Fumonisins (FUM) were found in 98% of samples.
• Europe: In Central Europe, DON shows a high prevalence at 85%, while Southern Europe faces challenges with Aflatoxins (54%) and FUM (76%).
The H1 report also includes advanced analytical methods, species-specific risk indicators, and year-over-year comparisons.
