Annex

United Kingdom

Section 6: ‘Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons’ of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended as follows:

(1)

point 6.1.2 is replaced by the following:

‘

6.1.2 Cocoa beans and derived products with the exception of the products referred to in point 6.1.11 5,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2013
35,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2013 until 31.3.2015

30,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2015

’

(2)

the following points 6.1.11, 6.1.12, 6.1.13, 6.1.14 and 6.1.15 are added:

Botanical preparations are preparations obtained from botanicals (e.g. whole, plant parts, fragmented or cut plants) by various processes (e.g. pressing, squeezing, extraction, fractionation, distillation, concentration, drying up and fermentation). This definition includes comminuted or powdered plants, plant parts, algae, fungi, lichen, tinctures, extracts, essential oils (other than the vegetable oils referred to in point 6.1.1), expressed juices and processed exudates.

The maximum level does not apply to food supplements containing vegetable oils. Vegetable oils used as an ingredient in food supplements should comply with the maximum level established in point 6.1.1.’

‘6.1.11 Cocoa fibre and products derived from cocoa fibre, intended for use as an ingredient in food 3,0 15,0
6.1.12 Banana chips 2,0 20,0
6.1.13
Food supplements containing botanicals and their preparations (³⁹)^f1 ^f2

Food supplements containing propolis, royal jelly, spirulina or their preparations (³⁹)
10,0 50,0
6.1.14 Dried herbs 10,0 50,0
6.1.15 Dried spices with the exception of cardamon and smoked Capsicum spp. 10,0 50,0

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Botanical preparations are preparations obtained from botanicals (e.g. whole, plant parts, fragmented or cut plants) by various processes (e.g. pressing, squeezing, extraction, fractionation, distillation, concentration, drying up and fermentation). This definition includes comminuted or powdered plants, plant parts, algae, fungi, lichen, tinctures, extracts, essential oils (other than the vegetable oils referred to in point 6.1.1), expressed juices and processed exudates.
f2: The maximum level does not apply to food supplements containing vegetable oils. Vegetable oils used as an ingredient in food supplements should comply with the maximum level established in point 6.1.1.’

Botanical preparations are preparations obtained from botanicals (e.g. whole, plant parts, fragmented or cut plants) by various processes (e.g. pressing, squeezing, extraction, fractionation, distillation, concentration, drying up and fermentation). This definition includes comminuted or powdered plants, plant parts, algae, fungi, lichen, tinctures, extracts, essential oils (other than the vegetable oils referred to in point 6.1.1), expressed juices and processed exudates.
The maximum level does not apply to food supplements containing vegetable oils. Vegetable oils used as an ingredient in food supplements should comply with the maximum level established in point 6.1.1.’
‘6.1.11	Cocoa fibre and products derived from cocoa fibre, intended for use as an ingredient in food	3,0	15,0
6.1.12	Banana chips	2,0	20,0
6.1.13	Food supplements containing botanicals and their preparations (³⁹)^f1 ^f2 Food supplements containing propolis, royal jelly, spirulina or their preparations (³⁹)	10,0	50,0
6.1.14	Dried herbs	10,0	50,0
6.1.15	Dried spices with the exception of cardamon and smoked Capsicum spp.	10,0	50,0