{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401/annex-II/division-4/division-4.3/division-4.3.2/division-4.3.2.8",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/401",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-401",
  "path": "annex/II/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.2/division/4.3.2.8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.3.2.8",
  "heading": "Validation report",
  "text": "The validation report shall contain:\nA statement on the STC\nA statement on the obtained cut-off.\nA statement on calculated false suspected rate\nA statement on how the false suspected rate was generated.\nTable A\nCommodity groups for the validation of screening methods\nIf a buffer is used to stabilise the pH changes in the extraction step, then this commodity group can be merged into one commodity group ‘ High water content ’ .\n‘ Difficult or unique commodities ’ should only be fully validated if they are frequently analysed. If they are only analysed occasionally, validation may be reduced to just checking the reporting levels using spiked blank extracts.\nCommodity groups\nCommodity categories\nTypical representative commodities included in the category\nHigh water content\nFruit Juices\nApple juice, grape juice\nAlcoholic beverages\nWine, beer, cider\nRoot and tuber vegetables\nFresh ginger\nCereal or fruit based purees\nPurees intended for infants and small children\nHigh oil content\nTree nuts\nWalnut, hazelnut, chestnut\nOil seeds and products thereof\nOilseed rape, sunflower, cotton-seed, soybeans, peanuts, sesame etc.\nOily fruits and products thereof\nOils and pastes (e.g. peanut butter, tahina)\nHigh starch and/or protein content and low water and fat content\nCereal grain and products thereof\nWheat, rye, barley, maize, rice, oats Wholemeal bread, white bread, crackers, breakfast cereals, pasta\nDietary products\nDried powders for the preparation of food for infants and small children\nHigh acid content and high water content\nCitrus products\n‘Difficult or unique commodities’\nCocoa beans and products thereof, copra and products thereof,\ncoffee, tea\nSpices, liquorice\nHigh sugar low water content\nDried fruits\nFigs, raisins, currants, sultanas\nMilk and milk products\nMilk\nCow, goat and buffalo milk\nCheese\nCow, goat cheese\nDairy products (e.g. milk powder)\nYogurt, cream\nTable B\nOne tailed t-value for a false negative rate of 5 %\nDegrees of Freedom\nNumber of replicates\nt-value (5 %)\n10\n11\n1,812\n11\n12\n1,796\n12\n13\n1,782\n13\n14\n1,771\n14\n15\n1,761\n15\n16\n1,753\n16\n17\n1,746\n17\n18\n1,74\n18\n19\n1,734\n19\n20\n1,729\n20\n21\n1,725\n21\n22\n1,721\n22\n23\n1,717\n23\n24\n1,714\n24\n25\n1,711\n25\n26\n1,708\n26\n27\n1,706\n27\n28\n1,703\n28\n29\n1,701\n29\n30\n1,699\n30\n31\n1,697\n40\n41\n1,684\n60\n61\n1,671\n120\n121\n1,658\n∞\n∞\n1,645",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2014 of 16 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 as regards methods of sampling of large lots, spices and food supplements, performance criteria for T-2, HT-2 toxin and citrinin and screening methods of analysis (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "If a buffer is used to stabilise the pH changes in the extraction step, then this commodity group can be merged into one commodity group ‘ High water content ’ ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "‘ Difficult or unique commodities ’ should only be fully validated if they are frequently analysed. If they are only analysed occasionally, validation may be reduced to just checking the reporting levels using spiked blank extracts."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/401/annex/II/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.2/division/4.3.2.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:51.511015+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}