Gennadiy Shulga Agricultural Services, Global Business Development, SGS Group Management Ltd, Geneva

1. SGS MONITORING
PROGRAM FOR MYCOTOXINSPROGRAM FOR MYCOTOXINS
MANAGEMENT OF AFLATOXINS
IN AFRICA
25/01/2016, Brussels,
Gennadiy Shulga

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3. WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS OF SGS GROUP
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in North America
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in Latin America
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Middle East
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Pacific
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4. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
ENSURING SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS
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SOURCE
We provide
expertise from
input research
and
development
through to
harvesting
DEVELOP
We offer
unrivalled
technical
capabilities for
fertiliser
exploration,
mining and
trade
TRANSPORT
We help
mitigate risks,
maintain safety
and improve
value chain
efficiency in
storage and
transportation
PROCESS
We safeguard
quality and
safety, improve
market share
and develop
sustainable
business
RETAIL
We protect
brands, build
customer trust
and develop
long-term trade
relations
SAVOUR
Sarah-Jane
tucks into her
lunch knowing
that it’s tasty,
healthy, safe
and value for
money

5. COMMODITIES SERVICES
Analytical services
Contaminants,
GMO,
Microbial,
Mycotoxins,
Pesticides residues…
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Pesticides residues…
Inspection services
Cleanliness inspections,
Draft survey,
Loading and discharge supervision,
Inspection for contratual purposes (FOSFA, GAFTA…),
eCertificates…

6. COMMODITIES SERVICES
Pest management and fumigation
Fumigation of stored goods, prior or during shipment,
Ventilation and gas free fumigation…
Risk management
Guarantee Services (FOG,CC, FOQ, Rejection …),
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Guarantee Services (FOG,CC, FOQ, Rejection …),
Stock Monitoring Services.
Audit and Certification
ISCC, RedCert,
GMP, Non-GMO…
Market Intelligence
Crop quality maps,
Export statistics,
Quality monitoring program…

7. MYCOTOXINS ISSUE
According to FAO up to 25% of grains is lost every year
because of contaminations (e.g. diseases, fungi, insects).
Toxins are very dangerous for human and animal health,
allowed limits in ppb.
Globally the Authorities and consumers have become
more and more strict as regards to their expectations of
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more and more strict as regards to their expectations of
food and feed safety, in EU especially after crop 2012.
In case of contamination the cargo is loosing value and in
some cases may have to be destroyed.
Consequence of non compliance can be a big multi
million dollars issue and our clients were asking us for
sophisticated instrument for risk mitigation and proving
that they are managing food safety issues.

8. MYCOTOXINS MONITORING PROGRAM
We continue for 2nd year to screen corn for following Mycotoxins:
Aflatoxin ( B1 and total), Ochratoxin, Deoxynivalenol, Zearalenone,
Fumonisins, HT-2/T-2.
Following certification schemes including GMP+, OVOCOM, GTP
(Cocerial), AIC, EFISC, QS confirmed that it’s good Early Warning
Notification System and risk mitigation tool.
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List of countries for monitoring:
• Ukraine
• Bulgaria
• Hungary
• Croatia
• Romania
• Russia
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Czech Republic

9. DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM
The distribution of number of samples per country was done according to
number of alerts from above mentioned countries.
In case we observe any contamination we always go deeper, test additional
samples to localize the root cause of the problem.
Sampling was done by qualified SGS inspectors following GAFTA sampling
rules.
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Sampling period: during 3-6 months after harvesting depending on
conditions/situation in a country.
Samples will be taken from fields before harvesting or after harvest at 1st
collection points or during transshipment operations.
Analysis performed in 5 labs located in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania
and Serbia using LC-MS/MS and HPLC.
Access to screening results per country was given in Excel format.
Updates with available results were sent to subscribers once a week.

10. MYCOTOXIN MONITORING PROGRAM REPORTING
Place of sampling
chose from drop down
list Aflatoxin B1+Total Ochratoxin Fumonisin DON
1 Nikolaev Alexandrovka village truck about 350 MT (10 trucks) <2 <3 <250 <20
2 Nikolaev Bratskoe village truck about 350 MT (10 trucks) <2 <3 <250 <20
3 Nikolaev Novaya Odessa village truck about 350 MT (10 trucks) <2 <3 <250 <20
4 Kherson Kachkarovka village farm about 1000 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 592 <20
5 Kherson Gornostaevka village farm about 900 MT (field) <2 <3 <250 <20
6 Odessa Novoselovka village farm about 250 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 <250 <20
7 Odessa Novosamarka village farm about 400 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 <250 <20
8 Odessa Mayaki village farm about 150 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 418 <20
9 Cherkasy Oksanino village farm about 350 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 <250 <20
10 Cherkasy Shramkovka village farm about 1200 MT (field) <2 <3 273 <20
11 Cherkasy Pischalniki farm about 600 MT (field) <2 <3 <250 <20
12 Kirovograd Novoukrainka village farm about 3000 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 <250 <20
13 Kirovograd Pomoshnaya farm about 2000 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 <250 <20
14 Kirovograd Rovnoe village farm about 1600 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 <250 <20
15 Odessa Tatarbunary farm about 800 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 276 <20
Sample Number Region
Quantity representing
(mt)
Testing result for mycotoxin screening in ppb
Location
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15 Odessa Tatarbunary farm about 800 MT (warehouse) <2 <3 276 <20
16 Zaporozhye Matveevka village farm about 1500 MT (warehouse) <2 6 <250 76
17 Zaporozhye Novogupolovka farm about 120 MT (field) <2 <3 <250 81
18 Dnepropetrovsk Tsupalovka farm about 240 MT (field) <2 <3 <250 <20
Lab statistics of testing including other samples from the country
Min Max Average
Aflatoxin B1+Total HPLC-FL
SGS-UA1-0005 (based on AOAC
2005.08; ISO 16050:2003; DSTU
EN 12955-2001) 2 2 16.4 <2 <2 <2
Ochratoxin HPLC-FL
SGS-UA1-0010 (based AOAC
2000.03) 3 3 10 <3 60 0.3
Fumonisin (B1;B2) HPLC-FL
SGS-UA1-0012 (based on AOAC
2001.06; ELISA-kit manufacturer
instruction) 250 250 10.7 <250 592 96.4
Deoxynivalenol HPLC-FL
SGS-UA1-0007 (based on test kit
manufacturer instruction) 20 20 15 <20 941 61
Zearalenone HPLC-FL
SGS-UA1-0008 (based on AOAC
985.18)
50 50 10 <50 106 5.6
HT-2/T-2 HPLC-FL
SGS-UA1-0007 (based on test kit
manufacturer instruction) 50 50 13.6/12 <50 <50 <50
Uncertainty of
measurement, %
Type of
mycotoxin
Technique Analytical method
Level of detection
(LOD)
Level of quantification
(LOQ)

11. EXAMPLE OF ALERTS / WARNINGS ISSUED
Place of sampling
chose from drop down
list Aflatoxin total Aflatoxin B1 Ochratoxin Fumonisin DON Zearalenone HT-2/T-2
Rijeka vessel 6600 <LOD <LOD <LOD 2506 3128 384 63
Rijeka vessel 6000 <LOD <LOD <LOD 2423 3489 455 38
Rijeka vessel 6600 <LOD <LOD <LOD 2487 3598 306 38
Rijeka vessel 6000 <LOD <LOD <LOD 2093 2654 712 33
Požega export silo 1000 2 1.8 <LOD 7602 3241 456 37
Osijek export silo 1000 <LOD <LOD <LOD 3784 1504 188 <25
Prioblaka export silo 1000 6 5.7 <LOD 5635 2992 409 56
Komletinci export silo 1000 1.1 1.1 <LOD 7775 3398 506 35
Tovarnik export silo 1000 <LOD <LOD <LOD 6750 3184 598 28
Vinkovci export silo 1000 1.6 1.5 <LOD 4062 3502 567 88
Quantity
representing (mt)Location
Testing result for mycotoxin screening in ppb
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Big issues in ….. with Fumonisin, DON and Zearalenone. We also
detected some presence of Aflatoxin, up to now it’s below feed limit of
10ppb for unprocessed corn, but above the limit for food.
Special attention is required in ……, ……. and …… for control of
Fumonisin and DON.
Vinkovci export silo 1000 1.6 1.5 <LOD 4062 3502 567 88
Negoslavci export silo 1000 0.5 0.5 <LOD 5399 3288 608 31
Vukovar export silo 1000 <LOD <LOD <LOD 5035 3033 419 <25
B.Manastir export silo 1000 <LOD <LOD <LOD 3420 1870 161 66
Nijemci export silo 1000 0.5 0.5 <LOD 5249 3697 620 41
Standard Deviation 2.07 1.96 #DIV/0! 1926.63 638.27 161.87 18.16
Average 1.95 1.85 #DIV/0! 4587.14 3041.29 456.36 46.17
Variance 4.29 3.83 #DIV/0! 3711888.44 407394.53 26202.40 329.61

12. SUMMARY OF RESULTS PRESENTATION
Country
Total number of
samples tested
Number of results with level above limit
Aflatoxin
B1+Total
>10ppb
Ochratoxin
Fumonisin
>4000ppb
DON
>1750ppb
Zearalenone
>350ppb
HT-2/T-2
>200ppb
Total
number of
results off
limit
83 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 0 5 5 0 0 1 11
38 0 0 1 11 7 2 21
Summary of results per country includes details of 494 tested samples.
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38 0 0 1 11 7 2 21
38 1 0 4 8 4 1 18
158 0 0 52 73 36 0 161
37 0 0 18 35 24 0 77
Total 494 2 5 80 127 71 4 289
In addition subscribers are receiving aggregated statistics on country
level with MIN, MAX and Average of all other available results. Total
number of samples is more than 8000.
SGS is also committed to alert our subscribers in case any high level
contamination is detected after completion of the program until end of
the marketing season.

13. FOOD
aflatoxin ochratoxin fumonisin vomitoxin zearalenone T2/HT2
< 2 % Romania
> 2 % <10 % Ukraine
> 10 % Bulgaria
Slovakia
Hungary
Serbia
Probability for having corn exceeding the EC limits:
STATISTICAL CHANCE OF HAVING ISSUE
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Serbia
Croatia
FEED
aflatoxin ochratoxin fumonisin vomitoxin zearalenone T2/HT2
< 2 % Romania
> 2 % <10 % Ukraine
> 10 % Bulgaria
Slovakia
Hungary
Serbia
Croatia

14. FOUND ISSUES LEAD TO INCREASED NUMBER
OF CONTROL POINTS
ARRIVAL OF
CARGO
SILO.
HOLDING
COMPANY
RAILWAY
TRANSPORT
PORT
TERMINAL
SHIPPING TO
DESTINATION
PORT
When the problem is detected – we are recommending our clients to
move from normal spot inspection to advanced solution of IP program.
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CONTROL OF
CARGO FOR
TOXINS
DURING
ARRIVAL TO
INLAND SILO.
IP AUDIT OF
STORAGE.
SGS CONTROL
OF CARGO
DURING
STORAGE.
INSPECTION
FOR CLEANING
OF WAGONS.
ANALYSIS FOR
TOXINS
DURING
WAGONS
LOADING EX
INLANS SILO.
WAGON
SEALING.
IP AUDIT OF
STORAGE.
SEALS
VERIFICATIONS
ON WAGONS.
ANALYSIS FOR
TOXINS
DURING
CARGO
ARRIVAL TO
THE PORT.
SEALING OF
STORAGE.
VESSEL AND
LOADING
SYSTEM
INSPECTION.
SAMPLING AND
TESTING FOR
TOXINS PER
HOLD. SEALING
OF SHIP’S
HOLDS UPON
COMPLETION
OF LOADING.

15. MAP OF AFLATOXIN RISK IN MAZE
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16. MAP OF FUMONISINS RISK IN MAIZE
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17. MAP OF AFLATOXIN RISK IN PEANUTS
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18. SGS TESTING CAPABILITIES IN AFRICA
Products/Foods
Cereals/Grains Grading
Vegetable Oils
Feedstuff
Seed testing
Water
Fish & Sea Food
Milk & Milk products
Beverages (Coffee, Cocoa, Tea...)
Fresh produce
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Capabilities
Trace metals
Heavy Metals
VOC’s
Particulate matter
Emissions
BTEX
PAHs
TPHs
PCBs
Mycotoxins
Pesticides/MRLs
Vitamins
Antibiotics residues

19. MICROBIOLOGY TESTING
Microbiology Labs
Foods/Non Foods (MSA/NBI)
Total plate count
Escherichia coli
Total Coliform count
Staphylococcus Aureus
Streptococcus
Pseudomonas
Salmonella
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Salmonella
Yeast & Moulds
Enterobactericae
Listeria Monocytogenes
Legionella
Shigella
Vibrio Cholerae
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
Clostridium Perfrigens
Clostridium Botulinum
Bacillus Cerius
Thermophilic spore count

20. Our program can be a good risk mitigation tool for our clients, as it helps
them to avoid many problems and will give a clear understanding how to
address the issue – where to reinforce control, how and for which toxins.
Further development will include geographical expansion and Pre-harvest
monitoring (ideally based on prediction models).
CONCLUSION
Gennadiy Shulga
Vice President
Agriculture, Food and Life
SGS Group Management Ltd,
1 place des Alpes
1211 Geneva
Desk: + 4122 7399374
Mob: + 4178 6043263
Gennadiy.Shulga@sgs.com