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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-629/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/629",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-629",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended as follows:\n(1) In Subsection 3.1 (Lead), point 3.1.11 is replaced by the following and a new point 3.1.18 is added:\nThe maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold.’\n‘3.1.11\nBrassica vegetables, leaf vegetables and the following fungi (27): Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom)\n0,3\n3.1.18\nFood supplements\n3,0\n(2) Subsection 3.2. (Cadmium) is replaced by the following:\nThe maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold.’\n‘3.2\nCadmium\n3.2.1\nMeat (excluding offal) of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry (6)\n0,05\n3.2.2\nHorsemeat, excluding offal (6)\n0,2\n3.2.3\nLiver of bovine animals, sheep, pig, poultry and horse (6)\n0,5\n3.2.4\nKidney of bovine animals, sheep, pig, poultry and horse (6)\n1,0\n3.2.5\nMuscle meat of fish (24) (25), excluding species listed in points 3.2.6, 3.2.7 and 3.2.8\n0,05\n3.2.6\nMuscle meat of the following fish (24) (25):\nbonito (Sarda sarda)\ncommon two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)\neel (Anguilla anguilla)\ngrey mullet (Mugil labrosus labrosus)\nhorse mackerel or scad (Trachurus species)\nlouvar or luvar (Luvarus imperialis)\nmackerel (Scomber species)\nsardine (Sardina pilchardus)\nsardinops (Sardinops species)\ntuna (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis)\nwedge sole (Dicologoglossa cuneata)\n0,1\n3.2.7\nMuscle meat of the following fish (24) (25):\nbullet tuna (Auxis species)\n0,2\n3.2.8\nMuscle meat of the following fish (24) (25):\nanchovy (Engraulis species)\nswordfish (Xiphias gladius)\n0,3\n3.2.9\nCrustaceans, excluding brown meat of crab and excluding head and thorax meat of lobster and similar large crustaceans (Nephropidae and Palinuridae) (26)\n0,5\n3.2.10\nBivalve molluscs (26)\n1,0\n3.2.11\nCephalopods (without viscera) (26)\n1,0\n3.2.12\nCereals excluding bran, germ, wheat and rice\n0,1\n3.2.13\nBran, germ, wheat and rice\n0,2\n3.2.14\nSoybeans\n0,2\n3.2.15\nVegetables and fruit, excluding leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, fungi, stem vegetables, root vegetables and potatoes (27)\n0,05\n3.2.16\nStem vegetables, root vegetables and potatoes, excluding celeriac (27). For potatoes the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes.\n0,1\n3.2.17\nLeaf vegetables, fresh herbs, celeriac and the following fungi (27): Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom)\n0,2\n3.2.18\nFungi, excluding those listed in point 3.2.17 (27)\n1,0\n3.2.19\nFood supplements excl. food supplements listed in point 3.2.20\n1,0\n3.2.20\nFood supplements consisting exclusively or mainly of dried seaweed or of products derived from seaweed\n3,0\n(3) In Subsection 3.3 (Mercury), point 3.3.2 is replaced by the following and a new point 3.3.3 is added:\nThe maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold.’\n‘3.3.2\nMuscle meat of the following fish (24) (25):\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\n(4) In footnote (1) the following sentence is added:\n‘Tree nuts are not covered by the maximum level for fruit.’\n(5) Footnote (8) is replaced by the following:\n‘(8)\nFoodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC (OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, p. 1).’",
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      "text": "The maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold.’"
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold.’"
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      "text": "The maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold.’"
    }
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