What do the Clean, Low, Watch and Swap levels mean?

They are cut from a continuous concern level the app computes from the sourced claims that the chosen evidence lens shows: each claim counts its concern class, tier weight, confidence and dose relevance, combined worst-first with a decay so one serious finding outweighs many small ones, then scaled by how much of the substance reaches you in this use. Clean is below 0.35, Low below 1.1, Watch below 2.0 and Swap above that, on a 0 to 3 scale.

Is T-2 Toxin safe in food and drink?

Q: Is t-2 toxin safe in food and drink?

Under the app's default Cautious lens, t-2 toxin in food and drink rates Watch: worth watching; the app would list a cleaner alternative type. 1 sourced concern counts (metabolic, consensus tier). 1 finding count in its favour. This is research with sources, not medical advice.

Food processing1 use researched2 sourced claims

Where it turns up: mycotoxin from mold on cereals. Detox My Life researched t-2 toxin under one use, because the same substance means something different in each use. Every claim below carries its evidence tier, how sure the research is that it applies here, and the sources it cites. The level is computed by the app's own deterministic engine, so the page says exactly what the app would.

Level by use and lens

Use	Mainstream	Cautious (default)	Based	Concerns · favour · fringe
Eaten or drunk	Watch	Watch	Watch	1 · 1

Mainstream shows consensus claims only; Cautious adds emerging research; Based adds fringe claims, labelled as such. The last column counts, under Cautious, the sourced concerns, the findings in its favour and the fringe claims Based would add.

Safer swaps: the app's swap catalog covers the products this turns up in: Sugary cereal. Alternatives are always types, never brands.

Eaten or drunk Watch

Under the default Cautious lens t-2 toxin in food and drink rates Watch: worth watching; the app would list a cleaner alternative type. Mainstream (consensus only) rates it Watch; Based (adds the fringe) rates it Watch. Researched 2026-09-03.

Sourced concerns (1)

ConsensusMetabolicconfidence 100%

Ingestion of T-2 toxin can cause severe gastrointestinal issues, hematological disorders, immunosuppression, and in severe cases, alimentary toxic aleukia, which can be fatal.

Why here: T-2 toxin is a mycotoxin that contaminates cereal grains and other food products, leading to human exposure through consumption.
What would have to be true: Exposure occurs through consumption of contaminated food and feed, with a tolerable daily intake (TDI) for the sum of T-2 and HT-2 toxins established by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) at 0.1 µg/kg body weight per day. Maximum levels in the EU for various cereal products range from 50 to 200 µg/kg (ppb).

Sources the engine cites:

T-2 Mycotoxicosis — mo.gov · regulator or public body
T-2 mycotoxin: toxicological effects and decontamination strategies - PMC — nih.gov · regulator or public body
T-2 and HT-2 Toxins: Toxicity, Occurrence and Analysis: A Review - PMC — nih.gov · regulator or public body
The FDA Updates Mycotoxins in Domestic and Imported Human Foods Compliance Program — fda.gov (2024) · regulator or public body
1 community or commercial page, not counted here.

In its favour (1)

ConsensusClearedconfidence 100%

T-2 toxin is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as Group 3, meaning it is "not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans" due to limited evidence in animals and no human data.

Why here: This classification directly addresses the potential for carcinogenicity via any exposure route, including ingestion, based on available scientific evidence.
What would have to be true: This classification is based on general exposure and available toxicological data, not a specific ingestion threshold for carcinogenicity.

Sources the engine cites:

T-2 and HT-2 Toxins: Toxicity, Occurrence and Analysis: A Review - PMC — nih.gov · regulator or public body
TOXINS DERIVED FROM FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES: T-2 TOXIN - NCBI — nih.gov (2017) · regulator or public body
List of Classifications – IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans — who.int (2026) · regulator or public body

Not researched here

The engine has no dossier for t-2 toxin when cooked with heat, in cold food, as a finishing ingredient, in heated food packaging or other uses. The app researches an ingredient for the use it infers from your product, so a scan fills these in; this page only shows what has already been researched and source-verified.

This is research, not medical advice. Detox My Life shows sourced claims sorted by evidence tier. It does not diagnose, treat, or tell you to start or stop anything. Talk to a qualified professional about your health.

Scan your own. The app reads any product label with your camera, works out how you are about to use it, and researches every ingredient for that use with live sources. Every scan adds to a Detox Score for your home, where 50 is a typical home in your region, and a plan of next swaps.

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