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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1881/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1881/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2006/1881",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1881",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs\nSection 1: Nitrate\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum levels (mg NO 3 /kg)\n1.1\nFresh spinach ( Spinacia oleracea )\n3 500\n1.2\nPreserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach\n2 000\n1.3\nFresh Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) (protected and open-grown lettuce) excluding lettuce listed in point 1.4\nHarvested 1 October to 31 March:\nlettuce grown under cover\n5 000\nlettuce grown in the open air\n4 000\nHarvested 1 April to 30 September:\nlettuce grown under cover\n4 000\nlettuce grown in the open air\n3 000\n1.4\n‘ Iceberg ’ type lettuce\nLettuce grown under cover\n2 500\nLettuce grown in the open air\n2 000\n1.5\nRucola ( Eruca sativa , Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia , Sisymbrium tenuifolium )\nHarvested 1 October to 31 March:\n7 000\nHarvested 1 April to 30 September:\n6 000\n1.6\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children\n200\nSection 2: Mycotoxins\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum levels (μg/kg)\n2.1.\nAflatoxins\nB 1\nSum of B 1 , B 2 , G 1 and G 2\nM 1\n2.1.1.\nGroundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds , to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs,\nwith the exception of:\ngroundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds for crushing for refined vegetable oil production\n8,0\n15,0\n—\n2.1.2.\nAlmonds, pistachios and apricot kernels to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n12,0\n15,0\n—\n2.1.3.\nHazelnuts and Brazil nuts, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n8,0\n15,0\n2.1.4.\nTree nuts, other than the tree nuts listed in 2.1.2 and 2.1.3, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n5,0\n10,0\n—\n2.1.5.\nGroundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs,\nwith the exception of:\ncrude vegetable oils destined for refining\nrefined vegetable oils\n2,0\n4,0\n—\n2.1.6.\nAlmonds, pistachios and apricot kernels, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n8,0\n10,0\n—\n2.1.7.\nHazelnuts and Brazil nuts, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n5,0\n10,0\n2.1.8.\nTree nuts, other than the tree nuts listed in 2.1.6 and 2.1.7, and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n2,0\n4,0\n—\n2.1.9.\nDried fruit, other than dried figs, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n5,0\n10,0\n—\n2.1.10.\nDried fruit, other than dried figs, and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n2,0\n4,0\n—\n2.1.11.\nAll cereals and all products derived from cereals, including processed cereal products, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.1.12, 2.1.15 and 2.1.17\n2,0\n4,0\n—\n2.1.12.\nMaize and rice to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs\n5,0\n10,0\n—\n2.1.13.\nRaw milk , heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products\n—\n—\n0,05\n2.1.14.\nFollowing species of spices:\nCapsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayenne and paprika)\nPiper spp. (fruits thereof, including white and black pepper)\nMyristica fragrans (nutmeg)\nZingiber officinale (ginger)\nCurcuma longa (turmeric)\nMixtures of spices containing one or more of the abovementioned spices\n5,0\n10,0\n—\n2.1.15.\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children\n0,1\n—\n—\n2.1.16.\nInfant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk\n—\n—\n0,025\n2.1.17.\nDietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants\n0,1\n—\n0,025\n2.1.18.\nDried figs\n6,0\n10,0\n—\n2.2\nOchratoxin A\n2.2.1\nUnprocessed cereals\n5,0\n2.2.2.\nAll products derived from unprocessed cereals, including processed cereal products and cereals intended for direct human consumption with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.2.9, 2.2.10 and 2.2.13\n3,0\n2.2.3\nDried vine fruit (currants, raisins and sultanas)\n10,0\n2.2.4\nRoasted coffee beans and ground roasted coffee, excluding soluble coffee\n5,0\n2.2.5\nSoluble coffee (instant coffee)\n10,0\n2.2.6\nWine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine and wine with an alcoholic strength of not less than 15 % vol) and fruit wine\n2,0\n2.2.7\nAromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails\n2,0\n2.2.8\nGrape juice, concentrated grape juice as reconstituted, grape nectar, grape must and concentrated grape must as reconstituted, intended for direct human consumption\n2,0\n2.2.9\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children\n0,5\n2.2.10\nDietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants\n0,5\n2.2.11.\nSpices, including dried spices\nPiper spp. (fruits thereof, including white and black pepper)\nMyristica fragrans (nutmeg)\nZingiber officinale (ginger)\nCurcuma longa (turmeric)\n15 μg/kg\nCapsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayenne and paprika)\n20 μg/kg\nMixtures of spices containing one of the abovementioned spices\n15 μg/kg\n2.2.12.\nLiquorice ( Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza inflate and other species)\n2.2.12.1.\nLiquorice root, ingredient for herbal infusion\n20 μg/kg\n2.2.12.2.\nLiquorice extract , for use in food in particular beverages and confectionary\n80 μg/kg\n2.2.13.\nWheat gluten not sold directly to the consumer\n8,0\n2.3\nPatulin\n2.3.1\nFruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars\n50\n2.3.2\nSpirit drinks, cider and other fermented drinks derived from apples or containing apple juice\n50\n2.3.3\nSolid apple products, including apple compote, apple puree intended for direct consumption with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.3.4 and 2.3.5\n25\n2.3.4\nApple juice and solid apple products, including apple compote and apple puree, for infants and young children and labelled and sold as such\n10,0\n2.3.5\nBaby foods other than processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children\n10,0\n2.4\nDeoxynivalenol\n2.4.1\nUnprocessed cereals other than durum wheat, oats and maize\n1 250\n2.4.2\nUnprocessed durum wheat and oats\n1 750\n2.4.3\nUnprocessed maize , with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling\n1 750\n2.4.4\nCereals intended for direct human consumption, cereal flour, bran and germ as end product marketed for direct human consumption, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.4.7, 2.4.8 and 2.4.9\n750\n2.4.5\nPasta (dry)\n750\n2.4.6\nBread (including small bakery wares), pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks and breakfast cereals\n500\n2.4.7\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children\n200\n2.4.8\nMilling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 1103 13 or 1103 20 40 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10\n750\n2.4.9\nMilling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 1102 20 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10\n1 250\n2.5\nZearalenone\n2.5.1\nUnprocessed cereals other than maize\n100\n2.5.2\nUnprocessed maize with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling\n350\n2.5.3\nCereals intended for direct human consumption, cereal flour, bran and germ as end product marketed for direct human consumption, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.5.6, 2.5.7, 2.5.8, 2.5.9 and 2.5.10\n75\n2.5.4\nRefined maize oil\n400\n2.5.5\nBread (including small bakery wares), pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks and breakfast cereals, excluding maize-snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals\n50\n2.5.6\nMaize intended for direct human consumption, maize-based snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals\n100\n2.5.7\nProcessed cereal-based foods (excluding processed maize-based foods) and baby foods for infants and young children\n20\n2.5.8\nProcessed maize-based foods for infants and young children\n20\n2.5.9\nMilling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 1103 13 or 1103 20 40 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10\n200\n2.5.10\nMilling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 1102 20 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10\n300\n2.6\nFumonisins\nSum of B 1 and B 2\n2.6.1\nUnprocessed maize , with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling\n4 000\n2.6.2\nMaize intended for direct human consumption, maize-based foods for direct human consumption, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.6.3 and 2.6.4\n1 000\n2.6.3\nMaize-based breakfast cereals and maize-based snacks\n800\n2.6.4\nProcessed maize-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children\n200\n2.6.5\nMilling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 1103 13 or 1103 20 40 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10\n1 400\n2.6.6\nMilling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 1102 20 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10\n2 000\n2.7\nT-2 and HT-2 toxin\nSum of T-2 and HT-2 toxin\n2.7.1\nUnprocessed cereals and cereal products\n2.8\nCitrinin\n2.8.1\nFood supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus\n100\n2.9\nErgot sclerotia and ergot alkaloids\n2.9.1.\nErgot sclerotia\n2.9.1.1.\nUnprocessed cereals with the exception of corn and rice\n0,5 g/kg\n2.9.2.\nErgot alkaloids\n2.9.2.1.\nUnprocessed cereals with the exception of corn and rice\n—\n2.9.2.2.\nCereal milling products excluding corn and rice milling products\n—\n2.9.2.3.\nBread (including small bakery wares), pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks, breakfast cereals and pasta\n—\n2.9.2.4.\nCereal-based food for infants and young children\n—\nSection 3: Metals\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum levels(mg/kg wet weight)\n3.1\nLead\n3.1.1\nRaw milk , heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products\n0,020\n3.1.2\nInfant formulae and follow-on formulae\nmarketed as powder\n0,050\nmarketed as liquid\n0,010\n3.1.3\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children other than 3.1.5\n0,050\n3.1.4\nFoods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants and young children\nmarketed as powder\n0,050\nmarketed as liquid\n0,010\n3.1.5\nDrinks for infants and young children labelled and sold as such, other than those mentioned in 3.1.2 and 3.1.4\nmarketed as liquids or to be reconstituted following instructions of the manufacturer including fruit juices\n0,030\nto be prepared by infusion or decoction\n1,50\n3.1.6\nMeat (excluding offal) of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry\n0,10\n3.1.7\nOffal of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry\n0,50\n3.1.8\nMuscle meat of fish\n0,30\n3.1.9\nCephalopods\n0,30\n3.1.10\nCrustaceans\n0,50\n3.1.11\nBivalve molluscs\n1,50\n3.1.12\nCereals and pulses\n0,20\n3.1.13\nVegetables excluding leafy brassica, salsify, leaf vegetables & fresh herbs, fungi, seaweed and fruiting vegetables\n0,10\n3.1.14\nLeafy brassica, salsify, leaf vegetables excluding fresh herbs and the following fungi Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom)\n0,30\n3.1.15\nFruiting vegetables\nsweetcorn\n0,10\nother than sweetcorn\n0,05\n3.1.16\nFruit, excluding cranberries, currants, elderberries and strawberry tree fruit\n0,10\n3.1.17\nCranberries, currants, elderberries and strawberry tree fruit\n0,20\n3.1.18\nFats and oils, including milk fat\n0,10\n3.1.19\nFruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars\nexclusively from berries and other small fruits\n0,05\nfrom fruits other than berries and other small fruits\n0,03\n3.1.20\nWine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine), cider, perry and fruit wine\nproducts produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to 2015 fruit harvest\n0,20\nproducts produced from the 2016 fruit harvest onwards\n0,15\n3.1.21\nAromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails\nproducts produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to 2015 fruit harvest\n0,20\nproducts produced from the 2016 fruit harvest onwards\n0,15\n3.1.22\nFood supplements\n3,0\n3.1.23\nHoney\n0,10\n3.2\nCadmium\n3.2.1\nVegetables and fruit, excluding root and tuber vegetables, leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, leafy brassica, stem vegetables, fungi and seaweed\n0,050\n3.2.2\nRoot and tuber vegetables (excluding celeriac, parsnips, salsify and horseradish), stem vegetables (excluding celery) . For potatoes the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes\n0,10\n3.2.3\nLeaf vegetables, fresh herbs, leafy brassica, celery, celeriac, parsnips, salsify, horseradish and the following fungi : Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom)\n0,20\n3.2.4\nFungi, excluding those listed in point 3.2.3\n1,0\n3.2.5\nCereal grains excluding wheat and rice\n0,10\n3.2.6\nWheat grains, rice grains\nWheat bran and wheat germ for direct consumption\nSoy beans\n0,20\n3.2.7\nSpecific cocoa and chocolate products as listed below\n—\nMilk chocolate with < 30 % total dry cocoa solids\n0,10 as from 1 January 2019\n—\nChocolate with < 50 % total dry cocoa solids; milk chocolate with ≥ 30 % total dry cocoa solids\n0,30 as from 1 January 2019\n—\nChocolate with ≥ 50 % total dry cocoa solids\n0,80 as from 1 January 2019\n—\nCocoa powder sold to the final consumer or as an ingredient in sweetened cocoa powder sold to the final consumer (drinking chocolate)\n0,60 as from 1 January 2019\n3.2.8\nMeat (excluding offal) of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry\n0,050\n3.2.9\nHorsemeat, excluding offal\n0,20\n3.2.10\nLiver of bovine animals, sheep, pig, poultry and horse\n0,50\n3.2.11\nKidney of bovine animals, sheep, pig, poultry and horse\n1,0\n3.2.12\nMuscle meat of fish , excluding species listed in points 3.2.13, 3.2.14 and 3.2.15\n0,050\n3.2.13\nMuscle meat of the following fish :\nmackerel ( Scomber species ), tuna ( Thunnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis , Euthynnus species) , bichique ( Sicyopterus lagocephalus )\n0,10\n3.2.14\nMuscle meat of the following fish :\nbullet tuna (Auxis species)\n0,15\n3.2.15\nMuscle meat of the following fish :\nanchovy ( Engraulis species )\nswordfish ( Xiphias gladius )\nsardine ( Sardina pilchardus )\n0,25\n3.2.16\nCrustaceans : muscle meat from appendages and abdomen . In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans ( Brachyura and Anomura ) muscle meat from appendages\n0,50\n3.2.17\nBivalve molluscs\n1,0\n3.2.18\nCephalopods (without viscera)\n1,0\n3.2.19\nInfant formulae and follow on-formulae\n—\npowdered formulae manufac- tured from cows' milk proteins or protein hydrolysates\n0,010 as from 1 January 2015\n—\nliquid formulae manufactured from cows' milk proteins or protein hydrolysates\n0,005 as from 1 January 2015\n—\npowdered formulae manufac-tured from soya protein isolates, alone or in a mixture with cows' milk proteins\n0,020 as from 1 January 2015\n—\nliquid formulae manufactured from soya protein isolates, alone or in a mixture with cows' milk proteins\n0,010 as from 1 January 2015\n3.2.20\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children\n0,040 as from 1 January 2015\n3.2.21\nFood supplements excl. food supplements listed in point 3.2.22\n1,0\n3.2.22\nFood supplements consisting exclusively or mainly of dried seaweed, products derived from seaweed, or of dried bivalve molluscs\n3,0\n3.3\nMercury\n3.3.1\nFishery products and muscle meat of fish , excluding species listed in 3.3.2. The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen . In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans ( Brachyura and Anomura ) it applies to muscle meat from appendages.\n0,5\n3.3.2\nMuscle meat of the following fish :\nanglerfish ( Lophius species )\nAtlantic catfish ( Anarhichas lupus )\nbonito ( Sarda sarda )\neel ( Anguilla species )\nemperor, orange roughy, rosy soldierfish ( Hoplostethus species )\ngrenadier ( Coryphaenoides rupestris )\nhalibut ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus )\nkingklip ( Genypterus capensis )\nmarlin ( Makaira species )\nmegrim ( Lepidorhombus species )\nmullet ( Mullus species )\npink cusk eel ( Genypterus blacodes )\npike ( Esox lucius )\nplain bonito ( Orcynopsis unicolor )\npoor cod ( Tricopterus minutes )\nPortuguese dogfish ( Centroscymnus coelolepis )\nrays ( Raja species )\nredfish ( Sebastes marinus, S. mentella, S. viviparus )\nsail fish ( Istiophorus platypterus )\nscabbard fish ( Lepidopus caudatus, Aphanopus carbo )\nseabream, pandora ( Pagellus species )\nshark (all species)\nsnake mackerel or butterfish ( Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, Ruvettus pretiosus, Gempylus serpens )\nsturgeon ( Acipenser species )\nswordfish ( Xiphias gladius )\ntuna ( Thunnus species, Euthynnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis )\n1,0\n3.3.3\nFood supplements\n0,1\n3.4\nTin (inorganic)\n3.4.1\nCanned foods other than beverages\n200\n3.4.2\nCanned beverages, including fruit juices and vegetable juices\n100\n3.4.3\nCanned baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children, excluding dried and powdered products\n50\n3.4.4\nCanned infant formulae and follow-on formulae (including infant milk and follow-on milk), excluding dried and powdered products\n50\n3.4.5\nCanned dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants, excluding dried and powdered products\n50\n3.5\nArsenic (inorganic)\n3.5.1\nNon-parboiled milled rice (polished or white rice)\n0,20\n3.5.2\nParboiled rice and husked rice\n0,25\n3.5.3\nRice waffles, rice wafers, rice crackers and rice cakes\n0,30\n3.5.4\nRice destined for the production of food for infants and young children\n0,10\nSection 4: 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD), 3-MCPD fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum level (μg/kg)\n4.1\n3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD)\n4.1.1\nHydrolysed vegetable protein\n20\n4.1.2\nSoy sauce\n20\n4.2\nGlycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol\n4.2.1\nVegetable oils and fats, fish oils and oils from other marine organisms placed on the market for the final consumer or for use as an ingredient in food, with the exception of the foods referred to in 4.2.2 and of virgin olive oils\n1 000\n4.2.2\nVegetable oils and fats, fish oils and oils from other marine organisms destined for the production of baby food and processed cereal-based food for infants and young children\n500\n4.2.3\nInfant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children and young-child formula (powder)\n50\n4.2.4\nInfant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children and young-child formula (liquid)\n6,0\n4.3\nSum of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters, expressed as 3-MCPD\n4.3.1\nVegetable oils and fats, fish oils and oils from other marine organisms placed on the market for the final consumer or for use as an ingredient in food falling within the following categories, with the exception of the foods referred to in 4.3.2 and of virgin olive oils :\noils and fats from coconut, maize, rapeseed, sunflower, soybean, palm kernel and olive oils (composed of refined olive oil and virgin olive oil) and mixtures of oils and fats with oils and fats only from this category,\n1 250\nother vegetable oils (including pomace olive oils ), fish oils and oils from other marine organisms and mixtures of oils and fats with oils and fats only from this category,\n2 500\nmixtures of oils and fats from the two abovementioned categories.\n—\n4.3.2\nVegetable oils and fats, fish oils and oils from other marine organisms destined for the production of baby food and processed cereal-based food for infants and young children\n750\n4.3.3\nInfant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children and young-child formula (powder)\n125\n4.3.4\nInfant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children and young-child formula (liquid)\n15\nSection 5: Dioxins and PCBs\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum levels\nSum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ)\nSum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBS (WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ)\nSum of PCB28, PCB52, PCB101, PCB138, PCB153 and PCB180 (ICES – 6)\n5.1\nMeat and meat products (excluding edible offal) of the following animals :\n—\nbovine animals and sheep\n2,5 pg/g fat\n4,0 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n—\npoultry\n1,75 pg/g fat\n3,0 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n—\npigs\n1,0 pg/g fat\n1,25 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n5.2\nLiver of terrestrial animals referred to in 5.1 with the exception of sheep and derived products thereof\n0,30 pg/g wet weight\n0,50 pg/g wet weight\n3,0 ng/g wet weight\nLiver of sheep and derived products thereof\n1,25 pg/g wet weight\n2,00 pg/g wet weight\n3,0 ng/g wet weight\n5.3\nMuscle meat of fish and fishery products and products thereof , with the exemption of:\nwild caught eel\nwild caught spiny dogfish ( Squalus acanthias )\nwild caught fresh water fish, with the exception of diadromous fish species caught in fresh water\nfish liver and derived products\nmarine oils\nThe maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen . In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans ( Brachyura and Anomura ) it applies to muscle meat from appendages.\n3,5 pg/g wet weight\n6,5 pg/g wet weight\n75 ng/g wet weight\n5.4\nMuscle meat of wild caught fresh water fish, with the exception of diadromous fish species caught in fresh water, and products thereof\n3,5 pg/g wet weight\n6,5 pg/g wet weight\n125 ng/g wet weight\n5.4a\nMuscle meat of wild caught spiny dogfish ( Squalus acanthias ) and products thereof\n3,5 pg/g wet weight\n6,5 pg/g wet weight\n200 ng/g wet weight\n5.5\nMuscle meat of wild caught eel ( Anguilla anguilla) and products thereof\n3,5 pg/g wet weight\n10,0 pg/g wet weight\n300 ng/g wet weight\n5.6\nFish liver and derived products thereof with the exception of marine oils referred to in point 5.7\n—\n20,0 pg/g wet weight\n200 ng/g wet weight\n5.7\nMarine oils (fish body oil, fish liver oil and oils of other marine organisms intended for human consumption)\n1,75 pg/g fat\n6,0 pg/g fat\n200 ng/g fat\n5.8\nRaw milk and dairy products , including butter fat\n2,5 pg/g fat\n5,5 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n5.9\nHen eggs and egg products\n2,5 pg/g fat\n5,0 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n5.10\nFat of the following animals:\n—\nbovine animals and sheep\n2,5 pg/g fat\n4,0 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n—\npoultry\n1,75 pg/g fat\n3,0 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n—\npigs\n1,0 pg/g fat\n1,25 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n5.11\nMixed animal fats\n1,5 pg/g fat\n2,50 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n5.12\nVegetable oils and fats\n0,75 pg/g fat\n1,25 pg/g fat\n40 ng/g fat\n5.13\nFoods for infants and young children\n0,1 pg/g wet weight\n0,2 pg/g wet weight\n1,0 ng/g wet weight\nSection 6: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum levels (μg/kg)\n6.1\nBenzo(a)pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene\nBenzo(a)pyrene\nSum of benzo(a)pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene\n6.1.1\nOils and fats (excluding cocoa butter and coconut oil) intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in food\n2,0\n10,0\n6.1.2\nCocoa beans and derived products with the exception of the products referred to in point 6.1.11\n5,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2013\n35,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2013 until 31.3.2015\n30,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2015\n6.1.3\nCoconut oil intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in food\n2,0\n20,0\n6.1.4\nSmoked meat and smoked meat products\n5,0 until 31.8.2014\n2,0 as from 1.9.2014\n30,0 as from 1.9.2012 until 31.8.2014\n12,0 as from 1.9.2014\n6.1.5\nMuscle meat of smoked fish and smoked fishery products , excluding fishery products listed in points 6.1.6 and 6.1.7. The maximum level for smoked crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen . In case of smoked crabs and crab-like crustaceans ( Brachyura and Anomura ) it applies to muscle meat from appendages.\n5,0 until 31.8.2014\n2,0 as from 1.9.2014\n30,0 as from 1.9.2012 until 31.8.2014\n12,0 as from 1.9.2014\n6.1.6\nSmoked sprats and canned smoked sprats ( Sprattus sprattus ); Smoked Baltic herring ≤ 14 cm length and canned smoked Baltic herring ≤ 14 cm length ( Clupea harengus membras ); Katsuobushi (dried bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis ); bivalve molluscs (fresh, chilled or frozen) ; heat treated meat and heat treated meat products sold to the final consumer\n5,0\n30,0\n6.1.7\nBivalve molluscs (smoked)\n6,0\n35,0\n6.1.8\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children\n1,0\n1,0\n6.1.9\nInfant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk\n1,0\n1,0\n6.1.10\nDietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants\n1,0\n1,0\n6.1.11\nCocoa fibre and products derived from cocoa fibre, intended for use as an ingredient in food\n3,0\n15,0\n6.1.12\nBanana chips\n2,0\n20,0\n6.1.13\nFood supplements containing botanicals and their preparations\nFood supplements containing propolis, royal jelly, spirulina or their preparations\n10,0\n50,0\n6.1.14\nDried herbs\n10,0\n50,0\n6.1.15\nDried spices with the exception of cardamon and smoked Capsicum spp.\n10,0\n50,0\n6.1.16\nPowders of food of plant origin for the preparation of beverages with the exception of the products referred to in 6.1.2 and 6.1.11\n10,0\n50,0\nSection 7: Melamine and its structural analogues\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum levels (mg/kg)\n7.1.\nMelamine\n7.1.1.\nFood with the exception of infant formulae and follow-on formulae\n2,5\n7.1.2.\nPowdered infant formulae and follow-on formulae\n1\nSection 8: Inherent plant toxins\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum level (g/kg)\n8.1\nErucic acid, including erucic acid bound in fat\n8.1.1\nVegetable oils and fats placed on the market for the final consumer or for use as an ingredient in food, with the exception of camelina oil, mustard oil and borage oil\n20,0\n8.1.2.\nCamelina oil, mustard oil and borage oil\n50,0\n8.1.3.\nMustard (condiment)\n35,0\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum level (μg/kg)\n8.2\nTropane alkaloids\nAtropine\nScopolamine\n8.2.1\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children, containing millet, sorghum, buckwheat or their derived products\n1,0 μg/kg\n1,0 μg/kg\n8.3\nHydrocyanic acid, including hydrocyanic acid bound in cyanogenic glycosides\n8.3.1\nUnprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels placed on the market for the final consumer\n20,0\nSection 9: Perchlorate\nThe maximum level refers to the level of erucic acid, calculated on the total level of fatty acids in the fat component in food.\nThe sampling shall be performed in accordance with point B of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 ( OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12 ).\nThe analysis shall be performed by microscopic examination.\nSum of 12 ergot alkaloids: ergocristine/ergocristinine; ergotamine/ergotaminine; ergocryptine/ergocryptinine; ergometrine/ergometrinine; ergosine/ergosinine; ergocornine/ergocorninine.\nAppropriate and achievable maximum levels, providing a high level of human health protection, shall be considered for these relevant food categories before 1 July 2017 .\nThe tropane alkaloids referred to are atropine and scopolamine. Atropine is the racemic mixture of (-)-hyoscyamine and (+)-hyoscyamine of which only the (-)-hyoscyamine enantiomer exhibits anticholinergic activity. As for analytical reasons it is not always possible to distinguish between the enantiomers of hyoscyamine, the maximum levels are established for atropine and scopolamine.\nBotanical preparations are preparations obtained from botanicals (e.g. whole, plant parts, fragmented or cut plants) by various processes (e.g. pressing, squeezing, extraction, fractionation, distillation, concentration, drying up and fermentation). This definition includes comminuted or powdered plants, plant parts, algae, fungi, lichen, tinctures, extracts, essential oils (other than the vegetable oils referred to in point 6.1.1), expressed juices and processed exudates.\nThe maximum level does not apply to food supplements containing vegetable oils. Vegetable oils used as an ingredient in food supplements should comply with the maximum level established in point 6.1.1.\nAs defined in Part VIII of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 ).\n‘ Young-child formula ’ refers to milk-based drinks and similar protein-based products intended for young children. These products are outside the scope of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 (Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on young-child formulae (COM(2016) 169 final) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0169&qid=1559628885154&from=EN).\nFor fish oil and oils from other marine organisms and young-child formula, the maximum levels shall apply from 1 January 2021 .\nThe maximum levels shall apply from 1 January 2021 .\nThe oils and fats used as ingredient for the mixture shall comply with the maximum level established for the oil and fat. Therefore, the level of the sum of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters, expressed as 3-MCPD in the mixture, shall not exceed the level calculated in accordance with Article 2(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006. In case the quantitative composition is not known for the competent authority and the food business operator, not producing the mixture, the level of the sum of 3-MCPD and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters, expressed as 3-MCPD in the mixture shall in any case not exceed 2 500 μg/kg.\nWhen the product is a mixture of different oils or fats of the same or of different botanical origins, the maximum level applies for the mixture. The oils and fats used as ingredient for the mixture shall comply with the maximum level established for the oil and fat in point 4.3.1.\nMaximum level to be reviewed in view of lowering within 2 years from the date of application.\nAs regards fruits, vegetables and cereals, reference is made to the foodstuffs listed in the relevant category as defined in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 178/2006 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 3). This means, inter alia, that buckwheat (Fagopyrum sp) is included in ‘cereals’ and buckwheat products are included in ‘cereal products’. Tree nuts are not covered by the maximum level for fruit.\nThe maximum levels do not apply for fresh spinach to be subjected to processing and which is directly transported in bulk from field to processing plant.\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 ( OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35 ).\nThe maximum level refers to the products ready to use (marketed as such or after reconstitution as instructed by the manufacturer).\nThe maximum levels refer to the edible part of groundnuts (peanuts) and tree nuts. If groundnuts (peanuts) and tree nuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed when calculating the aflatoxin content all the contamination is on the edible part, except in the case of Brazil nuts.\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22).\nThe maximum level refers to the dry matter. The dry matter is determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 401/2006.\nThe maximum level refers in the case of milk and milk products, to the products ready for use (marketed as such or reconstituted as instructed by the manufacturer) and in the case of products other than milk and milk products, to the dry matter. The dry matter is determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 401/2006.\nWine and sparkling wines as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 ).\nThe maximum level applies to products produced from the 2005 harvest onwards.\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 ( OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14 ).\nThe maximum level for OTA applicable to these beverages is function of the proportion of wine and/or grape must present in the finished product.\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58).\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1), as last amended by the Protocol concerning the conditions and arrangements for admission of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.\nInfants and young children as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 ( OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35 ).\nFor the purpose of the application of maximum levels for deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 and HT-2 toxin established in points 2.4, 2.5 and 2.7 rice is not included in ‘cereals’ and rice products are not included in ‘cereal products’.\nThe maximum level applies to unprocessed cereals placed on the market for first-stage processing.\n‘ First-stage processing ’ means any physical or thermal treatment, other than drying, of or on the grain. Cleaning, including scouring, sorting and drying procedures are not considered to be ‘ first-stage processing ’ in so far as the whole grain remains intact after cleaning and sorting.\nScouring is cleaning cereals by brushing and/or scrubbing it vigorously.\nIn case scouring is applied in the presence of ergot sclerotia, the cereals need to undergo a first cleaning step before scouring. The scouring, performed in combination with a dust aspirator, is followed by a colour sorting before milling.\nIntegrated production and processing systems means systems whereby all incoming lots of cereals are cleaned, sorted and processed in the same establishment. In such integrated production and processing systems, the maximum level applies to the unprocessed cereals after cleaning and sorting but before first-stage processing.\nFood business operators shall ensure compliance through their HACCP procedure whereby an effective monitoring procedure is established and implemented at this critical control point.\nThe maximum level applies to cereals harvested and taken over, as from the 2005/06 marketing year, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 of 19 April 2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals (OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 31), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1068/2005 (OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 65).\nMaximum level shall apply from 1 October 2007 .\nPasta (dry) means pasta with a water content of approximately 12 %.\nMaximum level shall apply from 1 October 2007.\nFish listed in this category as defined in category (a), with the exclusion of fish liver falling under code CN 0302 70 00, of the list in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22) as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33). In case of dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply.\nWhere fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish.\nFoodstuffs falling within categories (c) and (i) of the list in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 ( OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1 ), as appropriate (species as listed in the relevant entry). In case of dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply. In case of Pecten maximus, the maximum level applies to the adductor muscle and gonad only.\nThe maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part.\nThe maximum level refers to the product as sold.\nThe maximum level is given for the liquid product containing 40 % dry matter, corresponding to a maximum level of 50 μg/kg in the dry matter. The level needs to be adjusted proportionally according to the dry matter content of the products.\nDioxins (sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), expressed as World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalent using the WHO-toxic equivalency factors (WHO-TEFs)) and sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (sum of PCDDs, PCDFs and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), expressed as WHO toxic equivalent using the WHO-TEFs). WHO-TEFs for human risk assessment based on the conclusions of the World Health Organization (WHO) – International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) expert meeting which was held in Geneva in June 2005 (Martin van den Berg et al., The 2005 World Health Organization Re-evaluation of Human and Mammalian Toxic Equivalency Factors for Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds. Toxicological Sciences 93(2), 223–241 (2006))\nCongener\nTEF value\nDibenzo-p-dioxins ( ‘ PCDDs ’ )\n2,3,7,8-TCDD\n1\n1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD\n1\n1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD\n0,1\n1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD\n0,1\n1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD\n0,1\n1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD\n0,01\nOCDD\n0,0003\nDibenzofurans ( ‘ PCDFs ’ )\n2,3,7,8-TCDF\n0,1\n1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF\n0,03\n2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF\n0,3\n1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF\n0,1\n1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF\n0,1\n1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF\n0,1\n2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF\n0,1\n1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF\n0,01\n1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF\n0,01\nOCDF\n0,0003\n‘ Dioxin-like ’ PCBs Non-ortho PCBs + Mono-ortho PCBs\nNon-ortho PCBs\nPCB 77\n0,0001\nPCB 81\n0,0003\nPCB 126\n0,1\nPCB 169\n0,03\nMono-ortho PCBs\nPCB 105\n0,00003\nPCB 114\n0,00003\nPCB 118\n0,00003\nPCB 123\n0,00003\nPCB 156\n0,00003\nPCB 157\n0,00003\nPCB 167\n0,00003\nPCB 189\n0,00003\nAbbreviations used: ‘ T ’ = tetra; ‘ Pe ’ = penta; ‘ Hx ’ = hexa; ‘ Hp ’ = hepta; ‘ O ’ = octa; ‘ CDD ’ = chlorodibenzodioxin; ‘ CDF ’ = chlorodibenzofuran; ‘ CB ’ = chlorobiphenyl.\nUpperbound concentrations: Upperbound concentrations are calculated on the assumption that all the values of the different congeners below the limit of quantification are equal to the limit of quantification.\nThe maximum level expressed on fat is not applicable for foods containing < 2 % fat. For foods containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applicable is the level on product basis corresponding to the level on product basis for the food containing 2 % fat, calculated from the maximum level established on fat basis, making use of following formula:\nMaximum level expressed on product basis for foods containing less than 2 % fat = maximum level expressed on fat for that food x 0,02.\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in categories (a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) of the list in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, with the exclusion of fish liver referred to in point 5.11.\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in categories (b), (c) and (i) of the list in Annex 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013.\nThe exemption applies only for maize for which it is evident e.g. through labelling, destination, that it is intended for use in a wet milling process only (starch production).\nIn the case of canned fish liver, the maximum level applies to the whole edible content of the can.\nThe maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold.\nOilseeds falling under codes CN 1201 , 1202 , 1203 , 1204 , 1205 , 1206 , 1207 and derived products CN 1208 ; melon seeds fall under code ex 1207 99 .\nIn case derived/processed products thereof are derived/processed solely or almost solely from the tree nuts concerned, the maximum levels as established for the corresponding tree nuts apply also to the derived/processed products. In other cases, Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply for the derived/processed products.\nThe maximum level applies to the pure and undiluted extract, obtained whereby 1 kg of extract is obtained from 3 to 4 kg liquorice root.\nThe maximum level for leaf vegetables does not apply to fresh herbs (falling under Code number 0256000 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005).\nMuscle meat from appendages and abdomen. This definition excludes the cephalothorax of crustaceans. In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans ( Brachyura and Anomura ): muscle meat from appendages.\nLower bound concentrations are calculated on the assumption that all the values of the four substances below the limit of quantification are zero.\nMeat and meat products that have undergone a heat treatment potentially resulting in formation of PAH, i.e. only grilling and barbecuing.\nFor the canned product the analysis shall be carried out on the whole content of the can. As regards the maximum level for the whole composite product Art. 2(1)(c) and 2(2) shall apply.\nThe maximum level does not apply to food for which it can be proven that the level of melamine higher than 2,5 mg/kg is the consequence of authorized use of cyromazine as insecticide. The melamine level shall not exceed the level of cyromazine.\nFor the specific cocoa and chocolate products the defxinitions set out in points A. 2, 3 and 4 of Annex I to Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 June 2000 relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption ( OJ L 197, 3.8.2000, p. 19 ) apply.\nSum of As(III) and As(V).\nRice, husked rice, milled rice and parboiled rice as defined in Codex Standard 198-1995.\nThe maximum level applies to the animal as sold without viscera.\nFor potatoes, the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes.\n‘ Unprocessed products ’ as defined in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs ( OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ).\n‘ Placing on the market ’ and ‘ final consumer ’ as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ( OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1 ).\nWith acceptance from the competent authority, the maximum level does not apply to mustard oil locally produced and consumed.\nyoung child formula are milk-based drinks and similar protein-based products intended for young children. These products are outside the scope of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 (Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on young child formulae (COM/2016/0169 final) (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0169&qid=1559628885154&from=EN).\nthe preparation of beverages refers to the use of powders that are finely ground and are to be stirred into drinks.\nFoodstuffs\nMaximum level (mg/kg)\n9.\nPerchlorate\n9.1.\nFruits and vegetables\nwith the exception of:\n0,05\nCucurbitaceae and kale\n0,10\nleaf vegetables and herbs\n0,50\n9.2\nTea ( Camellia sinensis ), dried\nHerbal and fruit infusions, dried\n0,75\n9.3\nInfant formula, follow-on formula, foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children and young child formula\n0,01\nBabyfood\n0,02\nProcessed cereal based food\n0,01",
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1258/2011 of 2 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for nitrates in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2010 of 26 February 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards aflatoxins (Text with EEA relevance)."
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1058/2012 of 12 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for aflatoxins in dried figs (Text with EEA relevance)."
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      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1058/2012 of 12 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for aflatoxins in dried figs (Text with EEA relevance)."
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      "type": "F",
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 594/2012 of 5 July 2012 amending Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 as regards the maximum levels of the contaminants ochratoxin A, non dioxin-like PCBs and melamine in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1137 of 13 July 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards the maximum level of Ochratoxin A in Capsicum spp. spices (Text with EEA relevance)."
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 105/2010 of 5 February 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards ochratoxin A (Text with EEA relevance)."
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 594/2012 of 5 July 2012 amending Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 as regards the maximum levels of the contaminants ochratoxin A, non dioxin-like PCBs and melamine in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2007 of 28 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards Fusarium toxins in maize and maize products (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1901 of 7 November 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of citrinin in food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1940 of 28 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of ergot sclerotia in certain unprocessed cereals and the provisions on monitoring and reporting (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1005 of 25 June 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of lead in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 488/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 420/2011 of 29 April 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/2008 of 2 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/2008 of 2 July 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1006 of 25 June 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of inorganic arsenic in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1322 of 23 September 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of 3‐monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD), 3-MCPD fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters in certain foods (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1259/2011 of 2 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1067/2013 of 30 October 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of the contaminants dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in liver of terrestrial animals (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F21",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/704 of 30 April 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards the maximum level of non-dioxin-like PCBs in wild caught spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F22",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/704 of 30 April 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards the maximum level of non-dioxin-like PCBs in wild caught spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F23",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1125 of 10 July 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Katsuobushi (dried bonito) and certain smoked Baltic herring (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F24",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1933 of 27 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cocoa fibre, banana chips, food supplements, dried herbs and dried spices (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F25",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1933 of 27 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cocoa fibre, banana chips, food supplements, dried herbs and dried spices (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F26",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1255 of 7 September 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in traditionally smoked meat and smoked meat products and traditionally smoked fish and smoked fishery products and establishing a maximum level of PAHs in powders of food of plant origin used for the preparation of beverages (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F27",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 696/2014 of 24 June 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of erucic acid in vegetable oils and fats and foods containing vegetable oils and fats (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F28",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1870 of 7 November 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of erucic acid and hydrocyanic acid in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F29",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/239 of 19 February 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of tropane alkaloids in certain cereal-based foods for infants and young children (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F30",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/685 of 20 May 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perchlorate in certain foods (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F31",
      "text": "Deleted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1901 of 7 November 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of citrinin in food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F32",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1322 of 23 September 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of 3‐monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD), 3-MCPD fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters in certain foods (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F33",
      "text": "Deleted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1005 of 25 June 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of lead in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F34",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1940 of 28 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of ergot sclerotia in certain unprocessed cereals and the provisions on monitoring and reporting (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F35",
      "text": "Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2007 of 28 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards Fusarium toxins in maize and maize products (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F36",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2008 of 18 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards the establishment of a maximum level for dioxins and PCBs in fish liver (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F37",
      "text": "Deleted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 835/2011 of 19 August 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F38",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2007 of 28 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards Fusarium toxins in maize and maize products (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F39",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2008 of 18 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards the establishment of a maximum level for dioxins and PCBs in fish liver (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F40",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2010 of 26 February 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards aflatoxins (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F41",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 105/2010 of 5 February 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards ochratoxin A (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F42",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 420/2011 of 29 April 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F43",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 835/2011 of 19 August 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F44",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 488/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F45",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1005 of 25 June 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of lead in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F46",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1237 of 7 July 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards a maximum level of hydrocyanic acid in unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels placed on the market for the final consumer (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F47",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1870 of 7 November 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of erucic acid and hydrocyanic acid in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2019/1870 of 7 November 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of erucic acid and hydrocyanic acid in certain foodstuffs (Official Journal of the European Union L 289 of 8 November 2019)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As regards fruits, vegetables and cereals, reference is made to the foodstuffs listed in the relevant category as defined in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 178/2006 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 3). This means, inter alia, that buckwheat (Fagopyrum sp) is included in ‘cereals’ and buckwheat products are included in ‘cereal products’. Tree nuts are not covered by the maximum level for fruit."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The maximum levels do not apply for fresh spinach to be subjected to processing and which is directly transported in bulk from field to processing plant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 ( OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35 )."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The maximum level refers to the products ready to use (marketed as such or after reconstitution as instructed by the manufacturer)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Oilseeds falling under codes CN 1201 , 1202 , 1203 , 1204 , 1205 , 1206 , 1207 and derived products CN 1208 ; melon seeds fall under code ex 1207 99 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "The maximum levels refer to the edible part of groundnuts (peanuts) and tree nuts. If groundnuts (peanuts) and tree nuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed when calculating the aflatoxin content all the contamination is on the edible part, except in the case of Brazil nuts."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "In case derived/processed products thereof are derived/processed solely or almost solely from the tree nuts concerned, the maximum levels as established for the corresponding tree nuts apply also to the derived/processed products. In other cases, Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply for the derived/processed products."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "The maximum level refers to the dry matter. The dry matter is determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 401/2006."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "The maximum level refers in the case of milk and milk products, to the products ready for use (marketed as such or reconstituted as instructed by the manufacturer) and in the case of products other than milk and milk products, to the dry matter. The dry matter is determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 401/2006."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Wine and sparkling wines as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 )."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "The maximum level applies to products produced from the 2005 harvest onwards."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 ( OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14 ). The maximum level for OTA applicable to these beverages is function of the proportion of wine and/or grape must present in the finished product."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "The maximum level applies to the pure and undiluted extract, obtained whereby 1 kg of extract is obtained from 3 to 4 kg liquorice root."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f16",
      "text": "Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (OJ L 160, 12.6.1989, p. 1), as last amended by the Protocol concerning the conditions and arrangements for admission of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f17",
      "text": "Infants and young children as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 ( OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35 )."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f18",
      "text": "For the purpose of the application of maximum levels for deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 and HT-2 toxin established in points 2.4, 2.5 and 2.7 rice is not included in ‘cereals’ and rice products are not included in ‘cereal products’."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f19",
      "text": "The maximum level applies to unprocessed cereals placed on the market for first-stage processing. ‘ First-stage processing ’ means any physical or thermal treatment, other than drying, of or on the grain. Cleaning, including scouring, sorting and drying procedures are not considered to be ‘ first-stage processing ’ in so far as the whole grain remains intact after cleaning and sorting. Scouring is cleaning cereals by brushing and/or scrubbing it vigorously. In case scouring is applied in the presence of ergot sclerotia, the cereals need to undergo a first cleaning step before scouring. The scouring, performed in combination with a dust aspirator, is followed by a colour sorting before milling. Integrated production and processing systems means systems whereby all incoming lots of cereals are cleaned, sorted and processed in the same establishment. In such integrated production and processing systems, the maximum level applies to the unprocessed cereals after cleaning and sorting but before first-stage processing. Food business operators shall ensure compliance through their HACCP procedure whereby an effective monitoring procedure is established and implemented at this critical control point."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f20",
      "text": "The maximum level applies to cereals harvested and taken over, as from the 2005/06 marketing year, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 of 19 April 2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals (OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 31), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1068/2005 (OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 65)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f21",
      "text": "The exemption applies only for maize for which it is evident e.g. through labelling, destination, that it is intended for use in a wet milling process only (starch production)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f22",
      "text": "Maximum level shall apply from 1 October 2007 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f23",
      "text": "Pasta (dry) means pasta with a water content of approximately 12 %."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f24",
      "text": "Maximum level shall apply from 1 October 2007."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f25",
      "text": "The sampling shall be performed in accordance with point B of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 ( OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 12 ). The analysis shall be performed by microscopic examination."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f26",
      "text": "Sum of 12 ergot alkaloids: ergocristine/ergocristinine; ergotamine/ergotaminine; ergocryptine/ergocryptinine; ergometrine/ergometrinine; ergosine/ergosinine; ergocornine/ergocorninine."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f27",
      "text": "Appropriate and achievable maximum levels, providing a high level of human health protection, shall be considered for these relevant food categories before 1 July 2017 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f28",
      "text": "The maximum level refers to the product as sold."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f29",
      "text": "Fish listed in this category as defined in category (a), with the exclusion of fish liver falling under code CN 0302 70 00, of the list in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22) as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33). In case of dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f30",
      "text": "Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f31",
      "text": "The maximum level applies to the animal as sold without viscera."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f32",
      "text": "Foodstuffs falling within categories (c) and (i) of the list in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 ( OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1 ), as appropriate (species as listed in the relevant entry). In case of dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply. In case of Pecten maximus, the maximum level applies to the adductor muscle and gonad only."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f33",
      "text": "Muscle meat from appendages and abdomen. This definition excludes the cephalothorax of crustaceans. In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans ( Brachyura and Anomura ): muscle meat from appendages."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f34",
      "text": "The maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f35",
      "text": "For potatoes, the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f36",
      "text": "The maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f37",
      "text": "For the specific cocoa and chocolate products the defxinitions set out in points A. 2, 3 and 4 of Annex I to Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 June 2000 relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption ( OJ L 197, 3.8.2000, p. 19 ) apply."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f38",
      "text": "Sum of As(III) and As(V)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f39",
      "text": "Rice, husked rice, milled rice and parboiled rice as defined in Codex Standard 198-1995."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f40",
      "text": "The maximum level is given for the liquid product containing 40 % dry matter, corresponding to a maximum level of 50 μg/kg in the dry matter. The level needs to be adjusted proportionally according to the dry matter content of the products."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f41",
      "text": "As defined in Part VIII of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 )."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f42",
      "text": "For fish oil and oils from other marine organisms and young-child formula, the maximum levels shall apply from 1 January 2021 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f43",
      "text": "When the product is a mixture of different oils or fats of the same or of different botanical origins, the maximum level applies for the mixture. The oils and fats used as ingredient for the mixture shall comply with the maximum level established for the oil and fat in point 4.3.1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f44",
      "text": "‘ Young-child formula ’ refers to milk-based drinks and similar protein-based products intended for young children. These products are outside the scope of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 (Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on young-child formulae (COM(2016) 169 final) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0169&qid=1559628885154&from=EN)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f45",
      "text": "The maximum levels shall apply from 1 January 2021 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f46",
      "text": "The oils and fats used as ingredient for the mixture shall comply with the maximum level established for the oil and fat. Therefore, the level of the sum of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters, expressed as 3-MCPD in the mixture, shall not exceed the level calculated in accordance with Article 2(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006. In case the quantitative composition is not known for the competent authority and the food business operator, not producing the mixture, the level of the sum of 3-MCPD and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters, expressed as 3-MCPD in the mixture shall in any case not exceed 2 500 μg/kg."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f47",
      "text": "Maximum level to be reviewed in view of lowering within 2 years from the date of application."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f48",
      "text": "Dioxins (sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), expressed as World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalent using the WHO-toxic equivalency factors (WHO-TEFs)) and sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (sum of PCDDs, PCDFs and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), expressed as WHO toxic equivalent using the WHO-TEFs). WHO-TEFs for human risk assessment based on the conclusions of the World Health Organization (WHO) – International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) expert meeting which was held in Geneva in June 2005 (Martin van den Berg et al., The 2005 World Health Organization Re-evaluation of Human and Mammalian Toxic Equivalency Factors for Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds. Toxicological Sciences 93(2), 223–241 (2006)) Congener TEF value Dibenzo-p-dioxins ( ‘ PCDDs ’ ) 2,3,7,8-TCDD 1 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 1 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0,1 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0,01 OCDD 0,0003 Dibenzofurans ( ‘ PCDFs ’ ) 2,3,7,8-TCDF 0,1 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0,03 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0,3 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0,1 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,1 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0,01 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0,01 OCDF 0,0003 ‘ Dioxin-like ’ PCBs Non-ortho PCBs + Mono-ortho PCBs Non-ortho PCBs PCB 77 0,0001 PCB 81 0,0003 PCB 126 0,1 PCB 169 0,03 Mono-ortho PCBs PCB 105 0,00003 PCB 114 0,00003 PCB 118 0,00003 PCB 123 0,00003 PCB 156 0,00003 PCB 157 0,00003 PCB 167 0,00003 PCB 189 0,00003 Abbreviations used: ‘ T ’ = tetra; ‘ Pe ’ = penta; ‘ Hx ’ = hexa; ‘ Hp ’ = hepta; ‘ O ’ = octa; ‘ CDD ’ = chlorodibenzodioxin; ‘ CDF ’ = chlorodibenzofuran; ‘ CB ’ = chlorobiphenyl."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f49",
      "text": "Upperbound concentrations: Upperbound concentrations are calculated on the assumption that all the values of the different congeners below the limit of quantification are equal to the limit of quantification."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f50",
      "text": "The maximum level expressed on fat is not applicable for foods containing < 2 % fat. For foods containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applicable is the level on product basis corresponding to the level on product basis for the food containing 2 % fat, calculated from the maximum level established on fat basis, making use of following formula: Maximum level expressed on product basis for foods containing less than 2 % fat = maximum level expressed on fat for that food x 0,02."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f51",
      "text": "Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in categories (a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) of the list in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, with the exclusion of fish liver referred to in point 5.11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f52",
      "text": "In the case of canned fish liver, the maximum level applies to the whole edible content of the can."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f53",
      "text": "Lower bound concentrations are calculated on the assumption that all the values of the four substances below the limit of quantification are zero."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f54",
      "text": "Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in categories (b), (c) and (i) of the list in Annex 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f55",
      "text": "For the canned product the analysis shall be carried out on the whole content of the can. As regards the maximum level for the whole composite product Art. 2(1)(c) and 2(2) shall apply."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f56",
      "text": "Meat and meat products that have undergone a heat treatment potentially resulting in formation of PAH, i.e. only grilling and barbecuing."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f57",
      "text": "Botanical preparations are preparations obtained from botanicals (e.g. whole, plant parts, fragmented or cut plants) by various processes (e.g. pressing, squeezing, extraction, fractionation, distillation, concentration, drying up and fermentation). This definition includes comminuted or powdered plants, plant parts, algae, fungi, lichen, tinctures, extracts, essential oils (other than the vegetable oils referred to in point 6.1.1), expressed juices and processed exudates."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f58",
      "text": "The maximum level does not apply to food supplements containing vegetable oils. Vegetable oils used as an ingredient in food supplements should comply with the maximum level established in point 6.1.1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f59",
      "text": "the preparation of beverages refers to the use of powders that are finely ground and are to be stirred into drinks."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f60",
      "text": "The maximum level does not apply to food for which it can be proven that the level of melamine higher than 2,5 mg/kg is the consequence of authorized use of cyromazine as insecticide. The melamine level shall not exceed the level of cyromazine."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f61",
      "text": "With acceptance from the competent authority, the maximum level does not apply to mustard oil locally produced and consumed."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f62",
      "text": "The tropane alkaloids referred to are atropine and scopolamine. Atropine is the racemic mixture of (-)-hyoscyamine and (+)-hyoscyamine of which only the (-)-hyoscyamine enantiomer exhibits anticholinergic activity. As for analytical reasons it is not always possible to distinguish between the enantiomers of hyoscyamine, the maximum levels are established for atropine and scopolamine."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f63",
      "text": "‘ Unprocessed products ’ as defined in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs ( OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1 )."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f64",
      "text": "‘ Placing on the market ’ and ‘ final consumer ’ as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ( OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1 )."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f65",
      "text": "young child formula are milk-based drinks and similar protein-based products intended for young children. These products are outside the scope of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 (Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on young child formulae (COM/2016/0169 final) (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0169&qid=1559628885154&from=EN)."
    }
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