Paragraph 1

Raw milk at the time of its collection from a registered production holding for its acceptance at a treatment or processing establishment shall not contain—

(a)

any added water,

(b)

antibiotic residues in excess of the levels authorised in Annexes I and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 on Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin^f1, as amended^f2 nor contain any combination of such substances in excess of a value to be fixed in accordance with that Council Regulation; or

(c)

residues or substances having a pharmacological or hormonal action, or pesticides, detergents or other substances which are harmful or which might alter the organoleptic characteristics of dairy products or make their consumption dangerous, or harmful to human health insofar as those residues exceed permitted tolerance limits.

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Footnotes

f1: OJ No. L224, 18.8.1990, p.1.
f2: Relevant amending instruments are Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2701/94 (OJ No. L287, 8.11.94, p.7) which contains consolidated texts of Annexes I, II, III and IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2703/94 (OJ No. L287, 8.11.94, p.19).