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Annex

United Kingdom

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Foodstuffs (1)Maximum levels (μg/kg)
‘2.1. Aflatoxins B1 Sum of B1, B2, G1 and G2 M1
2.1.1.

Groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds (40), to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs,

with the exception of:

  • groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds for crushing for refined vegetable oil production

8,0 (5)15,0 (5)—
2.1.2.Almonds, pistachios and apricot kernels to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs12,0 (5)15,0 (5)—
2.1.3.Hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs8,0 (5)15,0 (5)
2.1.4.Tree 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 foodstuffs5,0 (5)10,0 (5)—
2.1.5.

Groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds (40) and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs,

with the exception of:

  • crude vegetable oils destined for refining

  • refined vegetable oils

2,0 (5)4,0 (5)—
2.1.6.Almonds, pistachios and apricot kernels, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs (41)8,0 (5)10,0 (5)—
2.1.7.Hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs (41)5,0 (5)10,0 (5)
2.1.8.Tree 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 foodstuffs2,0 (5)4,0 (5)—
2.1.9.Dried fruit to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs5,010,0—
2.1.10.Dried fruit and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs2,04,0—
2.1.11.All 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 2.1.172,04,0—
2.1.12.Maize and rice to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs5,010,0—
2.1.13.Raw milk (6), heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products——0,05
2.1.14.

Following species of spices:

  • Capsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayenne and paprika)

  • Piper spp. (fruits thereof, including white and black pepper)

  • Myristica fragrans (nutmeg)

  • Zingiber officinale (ginger)

  • Curcuma longa (turmeric)

Mixtures of spices containing one or more of the abovementioned spices

5,010,0—
2.1.15.Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (3) (7)0,1——
2.1.16.Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk (4) (8)——0,025
2.1.17.Dietary foods for special medical purposes (9) (10) intended specifically for infants0,1—0,025’