Our certificates for Amanita-based products

COMMENT ON EACH INDICATOR

1. Specific activity of cesium-137 (Cs-137):

Not detected (<2.40 Bq/kg)
Standard (specified by the customer): <2500 Bq/kg

Assessment:
A level below 2.4 Bq/kg is an ultralow value, practically background zero.
For comparison:

• EU permissible limit for mushrooms — 600 Bq/kg,
• Ukraine’s limit for dried mushrooms — 2500 Bq/kg,
• average level in wild mushrooms in Ukraine — 40–800 Bq/kg.

This means that this amanita:

is absolutely clean, with no traces of radioactive contamination,
is even lower than the background levels of most food products.

2. Specific activity of strontium-90 (Sr-90):

Not detected (<2.00 Bq/kg)
Standard (specified by the customer): <250 Bq/kg

Assessment:

No strontium detected.
In most wild mushrooms after rainfall or from radioactive areas, Sr-90 is often found at levels of 5–30 Bq/kg.

Here — complete absence, which indicates:

• a clean collection / production region,
• no radiological contamination,
• compliance with even the strictest sanitary standards.

COMMENT ON EACH INDICATOR

1. Detection of Salmonella spp. — NOT DETECTED

What this means:
Salmonella is one of the most dangerous foodborne pathogens.

Assessment:
Absolute norm.
Safe indicator.

2. Detection of Staphylococcus aureus — NOT DETECTED

What this is:
A bacterium that causes food poisoning.

Assessment:
Excellent.
The product contains no staphylococcus.

TRACE ELEMENTS / HEAVY METALS

Important: there are no official standards for amanita, as it is not an edible mushroom.

Therefore, the evaluation is based on:

• toxicological threshold levels for mushroom raw materials (EU/WHO),
• natural average concentrations of Amanita muscaria.

3. Mercury content (Hg): 0.63 mg/kg

Natural range for mushrooms: 0.02–1.5 mg/kg
EU limit for mushrooms: ≤0.80 mg/kg

Assessment:
Within natural levels.
Quite high, but does NOT exceed toxicological standards.

4. Cadmium content (Cd): 12.3 mg/kg

Natural range for Amanita: 5–30 mg/kg
EU limit for edible mushrooms: 2.0 mg/kg

But amanita is not consumed in kilograms, so toxicological limits cannot be applied directly.

Assessment:
Typical level for amanita.

5. Lead content (Pb): 0.13 mg/kg

EU limit for mushrooms: ≤0.30 mg/kg
Natural range: 0.05–2 mg/kg

Assessment:
Very low indicator.
Cleaner raw material than the average wild mushroom.

6. Arsenic content (As): 0.44 mg/kg

Standard (organic As in mushrooms): up to 1 mg/kg
Mushrooms predominantly contain non-toxic organic arsenobetaine.

Assessment:
Lower than the average for forest mushrooms (0.5–3 mg/kg).
Safe for raw material.

7. Copper content (Cu): 33.5 mg/kg

Natural range for mushrooms: 20–200 mg/kg
Copper is a natural trace element.

Assessment:
Normal level.
Safe, typical for wild mushrooms.

8. Zinc content (Zn): 112 mg/kg

Natural range for Amanita muscaria: 25–150 mg/kg
No official standards exist.

Assessment:
Value is fully within the natural range for amanita.
Zinc is not a toxic metal in such amounts.
Slightly above average, but absolutely typical for mushrooms growing in mineral-rich soils.

Our certificates for Hericium erinaceus products

COMMENTS ON ALL INDICATORS

1. Mercury content (Hg): NOT DETECTED (<0.02 mg/kg)

What this means:
Mercury is a toxic metal, typically found in mushrooms at 0.02–1.0 mg/kg depending on the region.

Assessment:
Perfectly clean indicator.
The value is below the detection limit, meaning complete absence of mercury in the sample.

2. Cadmium content (Cd): 0.046 mg/kg

Typical range for mushrooms: 0.05–2.0 mg/kg
EU limit for edible mushrooms: ≤0.20 mg/kg

Assessment:
Ultra-low, atypical level for mushrooms.
Lion’s mane usually accumulates cadmium, but here the value is 4–5 times lower than the food safety limit.

This indicates a clean cultivation substrate / clean harvesting region.

3. Lead content (Pb): NOT DETECTED (<0.1 mg/kg)

EU limit for mushrooms: ≤0.30 mg/kg
Typical concentration in wild mushrooms: 0.1–2 mg/kg

Assessment:
Complete absence of lead.
For wild mushrooms this is almost unheard of — a premium-quality raw material level.

4. Arsenic content (As): NOT DETECTED (<0.05 mg/kg)

Standard for organic arsenic in mushrooms: ≤1 mg/kg
Most mushrooms contain 0.3–2.0 mg/kg in the form of non-toxic arsenobetaine.

Assessment:
Absolute purity — no traces of arsenic.
Significantly better than average mushroom values (which typically accumulate arsenic).

5. Copper content (Cu): 5.60 mg/kg

Natural range for lion’s mane: 5–30 mg/kg
Copper is an essential trace element, often elevated in mushrooms.

Assessment:
Lower edge of the normal range.
The mushroom was grown or harvested in a very clean environment.
No toxicological risks.

6. Zinc content (Zn): 25.2 mg/kg

Typical range for Hericium erinaceus: 20–150 mg/kg
Zinc is a beneficial trace element and NOT considered a heavy metal.

Assessment:
Perfectly natural indicator.
25 mg/kg is a low, environmentally clean level for lion’s mane.
A good marker of “normal” organic mushroom growth.