# Commission Regulation (EU) No 696/2014 of 24 June 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of erucic acid in vegetable oils and fats and foods containing vegetable oils and fats (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1

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

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
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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/696/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-696/article-1
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