{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-239/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-239/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/239",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/239 of 19 February 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of tropane alkaloids in certain cereal-based foods for infants and young children (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-239",
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  "number": null,
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  "text": "In Section 8 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, the following entry is added:\nThe tropane alkaloids referred to are atropine and scopolamine. Atropine is the racemic mixture of (-)-hyoscyamine and (+)-hyoscyamine of which only the (-)-hyoscyamine enantiomer exhibits anticholinergic activity. As for analytical reasons it is not always possible to distinguish between the enantiomers of hyoscyamine, the maximum levels are established for atropine and scopolamine.’\nFoodstuffs (1)\nMaximum level (μg/kg)\n‘8.2\nTropane alkaloids\nAtropine\nScopolamine\n8.2.1\nProcessed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children, containing millet, sorghum, buckwheat or their derived products (29)\n1,0 μg/kg\n1,0 μg/kg",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "The tropane alkaloids referred to are atropine and scopolamine. Atropine is the racemic mixture of (-)-hyoscyamine and (+)-hyoscyamine of which only the (-)-hyoscyamine enantiomer exhibits anticholinergic activity. As for analytical reasons it is not always possible to distinguish between the enantiomers of hyoscyamine, the maximum levels are established for atropine and scopolamine.’"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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