Description
Zearalenone is produced by fungi of the genus Fusarium, it is distributed in corn, barley, wheat, oats, sorghum, rice, beans, silage and hay, and by-products of grain processing. Zearalenone is also a kind of plant hormone, eating foods containing zearalenone can cause hyperestrogen in the body and central nervous system poisoning. The European Union (EU) has set the maximum residue limit (MRL) of ZEN in corn products to 100ppb, and China has set the maximum residue limit (MRL) of ZEN in grains and their products to 60ppb