# Council Regulation (Euratom) 2016/52 of 15 January 2016 laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency, and repealing Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 and Commission Regulations (Euratom) No 944/89 and (Euratom) No 770/90, Annex I: MAXIMUM PERMITTED LEVELS OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD

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

The maximum permitted levels to be applied to food shall not exceed the following:
The level applicable to concentrated or dried products is calculated on the basis of the reconstituted product as ready for consumption. The Food Safety Authority may make recommendations concerning the diluting conditions in order to ensure that the maximum permitted levels laid down in this Regulation are observed.
Infant food is defined as food intended for the feeding of infants during the first 12 months of life which meets, in itself, the nutritional requirements of this category of persons and is put up for retail sale in packages which are clearly identified and labelled as such.
Dairy produce is defined as products falling within the following CN codes including, where appropriate, any adjustments which might subsequently be made to them: 0401 and 0402 (except 0402 29 11).
Minor food and the corresponding levels to be applied to them are set out in Annex II.
Liquid food is defined as products falling within heading 2009 and Chapter 22 of the Combined Nomenclature. Values are calculated taking into account consumption of tap-water and the same values could be applied to drinking water supplies at the discretion of competent authorities in Member States.
Carbon-14, tritium and potassium-40 are not included in this group.
Isotope group/Food group
Food (Bq/kg)
Infant food
Dairy produce
Other food except minor food
Liquid food
Sum of isotopes of strontium, notably Sr-90
75
125
750
125
Sum of isotopes of iodine, notably I-131
150
500
2 000
500
Sum of alpha-emitting isotopes of plutonium and transplutonium elements, notably Pu-239 and Am-241
1
20
80
20
Sum of all other nuclides of half-life greater than 10 days, notably Cs-134 and Cs-137
400
1 000
1 250
1 000

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/52/annex/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-52/annex-I
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