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Csir Starts Producing Mycotoxins Help Ensure Sound Local Mycotoxin Measurement Standards Food Safety

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: R. 1145

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Collected on 21 September 2026

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This is a CSIR news article announcing that CSIR researchers are producing mycotoxins for use in developing local measurement standards. The work will support NMISA in providing more affordable and accessible standards for laboratories testing mycotoxins in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent. The article also explains the food-safety risks of mycotoxins and cites South African aflatoxin limits.

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laboratory testing standardsOngoing

measurement standards for mycotoxin testing

Laboratories locally and elsewhere on the continent are to receive more affordable and accessible measurement standards for testing mycotoxins, supported by CSIR-produced mycotoxins and provided by NMISA.

Who it is for: laboratories locally and on the continent
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CSIR researchers are producing mycotoxins that will support the National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) to provide more affordable and easily accessible measurement standards for mycotoxin testing by laboratories locally and on the continent.

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R. 1145

Key Takeaways

CSIR is producing mycotoxins to support NMISA
NMISA is to provide more affordable and accessible measurement standards for mycotoxin testing
The standards are intended for laboratories locally and on the continent
South African regulation limits aflatoxin in ready-to-eat foodstuffs to 10 μg/kg, with aflatoxin B1 limited to 5 μg/kg
Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act (Act 54 of 1972)
Government Notice No. R. 1145 dated 8 October 2004
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)