Statement on the risk for T-2 and HT-2 mycotoxins in food

Abbreviations

COT/2026/02

Last updated: 05 March 2026

Abbreviation

Full Term

ARfD

Acute reference dose

BMD / BMDL10

Benchmark dose / Benchmark dose lower confidence limit for 10% response

Cmax

Maximum plasma concentration

COT

Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment

DAS

4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol

DNSIYC

Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children

EC

European Commission

EFSA

European Food Safety Authority

ELISA

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EU

European Union

FPIA

Fluorescence polarisation immunoassay

FSA

Food Standards Agency

FSS

Food Standards Scotland

GC-MS

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

HBGV

Health-based guidance value

HT-2

HT-2 toxin

JECFA

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

LB / UB

Lower bound / Upper bound

LC-MS

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

LFDs

Lateral flow devices

LOD / LOQ

Limit of detection / Limit of quantification

LOAEL / NOAEL

Lowest observed adverse effect level / No observed adverse effect level

MLs

Maximum levels

NDNS

National Diet and Nutrition Survey

NEO

Neosolaniol

P97.5

97.5th percentile

POD

Point of departure

POAO

Products of animal origin

QA

Quality assurance

RPC

Raw primary commodity

RTE

Ready to eat

T-2

T-2 toxin

TDI

Tolerable daily intake

UF

Uncertainty factor