# 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), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Section 5: Dioxins and PCBs of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended as follows:
(a) Section 5: Dioxins and PCBs is replaced by the following:
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Section 5:
Dioxins and PCBs (31)
Foodstuffs
Maximum levels
Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ) (32)
Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBS (WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ) (32)
Sum of PCB28, PCB52, PCB101, PCB138, PCB153 and PCB180 (ICES – 6) (32)
5.1
Meat and meat products (excluding edible offal) of the following animals (6):
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bovine animals and sheep
2,5 pg/g fat (33)
4,0 pg/g fat (33)
40 ng/g fat (33)
—
poultry
1,75 pg/g fat (33)
3,0 pg/g fat (33)
40 ng/g fat (33)
—
pigs
1,0 pg/g fat (33)
1,25 pg/g fat (33)
40 ng/g fat (33)
5.2
Liver of terrestrial animals referred to in 5.1 (6), and derived products thereof,
4,5 pg/g fat (33)
10,0 pg/g fat (33)
40 ng/g fat (33)
5.3
Muscle meat of fish and fishery products and products thereof (25) (34), with the exemption of:
wild caught eel
wild caught fresh water fish, with the exception of diadromous fish species caught in fresh water
fish liver and derived products
marine oils
The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (44). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages.
3,5 pg/g wet weight
6,5 pg/g wet weight
75 ng/g wet weight
5.4
Muscle meat of wild caught fresh water fish, with the exception of diadromous fish species caught in fresh water, and products thereof (25)
3,5 pg/g wet weight
6,5 pg/g wet weight
125 ng/g wet weight
5.5
Muscle meat of wild caught eel (Anguilla anguilla) and products thereof
3,5 pg/g wet weight
10,0 pg/g wet weight
300 ng/g wet weight
5.6
Fish liver and derived products thereof with the exception of marine oils referred to in point 5.7
—
20,0 pg/g wet weight (38)
200 ng/g wet weight (38)
5.7
Marine oils (fish body oil, fish liver oil and oils of other marine organisms intended for human consumption)
1,75 pg/g fat
6,0 pg/g fat
200 ng/g fat
5.8
Raw milk (6) and dairy products (6), including butter fat
2,5 pg/g fat (33)
5,5 pg/g fat (33)
40 ng/g fat (33)
5.9
Hen eggs and egg products (6)
2,5 pg/g fat (33)
5,0 pg/g fat (33)
40 ng/g fat (33)
5.10
Fat of the following animals:
—
bovine animals and sheep
2,5 pg/g fat
4,0 pg/g fat
40 ng/g fat
—
poultry
1,75 pg/g fat
3,0 pg/g fat
40 ng/g fat
—
pigs
1,0 pg/g fat
1,25 pg/g fat
40 ng/g fat
5.11
Mixed animal fats
1,5 pg/g fat
2,50 pg/g fat
40 ng/g fat
5.12
Vegetable oils and fats
0,75 pg/g fat
1,25 pg/g fat
40 ng/g fat
5.13
Foods for infants and young children (4)
0,1 pg/g wet weight
0,2 pg/g wet weight
1,0 ng/g wet weight
’
(b) footnote 31 is replaced by the following:
‘(31)
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))
Abbreviations used: “T” = tetra; “Pe” = penta; “Hx” = hexa; “Hp” = hepta; “O” = octa; “CDD” = chlorodibenzodioxin; “CDF” = chlorodibenzofuran; “CB” = chlorobiphenyl.
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
’
(c) footnote 33 is replaced by the following:
‘(33)
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’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1259/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1259/annex
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