Article 1

United Kingdom

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, the following Section 8 ‘Inherent plant toxins’ is added.

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Section 8: Inherent plant toxins

the maximum level refers to the level of erucic acid, calculated on the total level of fatty acids in the fat component in food.

Foodstuffs (¹) Maximum levels (g/kg)
8.1 Erucic acid
8.1.1 Vegetable oils and fats 50^f1
8.1.2 Foods containing added vegetable oils and fats with the exception of the foods referred to in 8.1.3 50
8.1.3 Infant formulae and follow-on formulae (⁸) 10

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the maximum level refers to the level of erucic acid, calculated on the total level of fatty acids in the fat component in food.
Foodstuffs (¹)	Maximum levels (g/kg)
8.1	Erucic acid
8.1.1	Vegetable oils and fats	50^f1
8.1.2	Foods containing added vegetable oils and fats with the exception of the foods referred to in 8.1.3	50
8.1.3	Infant formulae and follow-on formulae (⁸)	10

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f1: the maximum level refers to the level of erucic acid, calculated on the total level of fatty acids in the fat component in food.