Maize is one of the three staple foods in China,and it may be contaminated by mycotoxins during its growth,processing,storage and transportation.Mycotoxins are the most biological toxins widely studied in the world,the yield and quality of crops contaminated by mycotoxins are declining.Chromatographic technology is widely used in the micro-detection of mycotoxins,which is of great significance to study the pollution situation,detection method,limit standard and risk assessment of mycotoxins in maize for its quality and safety.In this paper,the pollution status and toxicity of common mycotoxins in maize are systematically expounded,and the research progress of chromatography in the detection of mycotoxins in maize was introduced.On this basis,the development trend of the detection technology of mycotoxins in maize in the future is prospected,in order to provide reference for the follow-up research in this field.