Annex

United Kingdom

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Section 1:

Nitrate

Foodstuffs (¹) Maximum levels (mg NO₃/kg)
1.1 Fresh spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (²) 3 500
1.2 Preserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach 2 000
1.3 Fresh Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) (protected and open-grown lettuce) excluding lettuce listed in point 1.4 Harvested 1 October to 31 March:
lettuce grown under cover 5 000
lettuce grown in the open air 4 000
Harvested 1 April to 30 September:
lettuce grown under cover 4 000
lettuce grown in the open air 3 000
1.4 “Iceberg” type lettuce Lettuce grown under cover 2 500
Lettuce grown in the open air 2 000
1.5 Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium) Harvested 1 October to 31 March: 7 000
Harvested 1 April to 30 September: 6 000
1.6 Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (³) (⁴) 200

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Foodstuffs (¹)		Maximum levels (mg NO₃/kg)
1.1	Fresh spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (²)		3 500
1.2	Preserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach		2 000
1.3	Fresh Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) (protected and open-grown lettuce) excluding lettuce listed in point 1.4	Harvested 1 October to 31 March:
		lettuce grown under cover	5 000
		lettuce grown in the open air	4 000
		Harvested 1 April to 30 September:
		lettuce grown under cover	4 000
		lettuce grown in the open air	3 000
1.4	“Iceberg” type lettuce	Lettuce grown under cover	2 500
1.4	“Iceberg” type lettuce	Lettuce grown in the open air	2 000
1.5	Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium)	Harvested 1 October to 31 March:	7 000
1.5		Harvested 1 April to 30 September:	6 000
1.6	Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (³) (⁴)		200