{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2040/annex", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2040/annex.json", "legislation": "eur/2020/2040", "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/2040 of 11 December 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2040", "path": "annex", "kind": "annex", "number": null, "heading": null, "text": "In Section 8 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, the following entries are added:\nThe maximum level refers to the lowerbound sum of the following 21 pyrrolizidine alkaloids:\nintermedine/lycopsamine, intermedine-N-oxide/lycopsamine-N-oxide,\nsenecionine/senecivernine, senecionine-N-oxide/senecivernine-N-oxide,\nseneciphylline, seneciphylline-N-oxide,\nretrorsine, retrorsine-N-oxide,\nechimidine, echimidine-N-oxide,\nlasiocarpine, lasiocarpine-N-oxide,\nsenkirkine,\neuropine, europine-N-oxide,\nheliotrine and heliotrine-N-oxide\nand the following additional 14 pyrrolizidine alkaloids known to co-elute with one or more of the above identified 21 pyrrolizidine alkaloids, making use of certain currently used analytical methods:\nindicine, echinatine, rinderine (possible co-elution with lycopsamine/intermedine)\nindicine-N-oxide, echinatine-N-oxide, rinderine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with lycopsamine-N-oxide/intermedine-N-oxide)\nintegerrimine (possible co-elution with senecivernine/senecionine)\nintegerrimine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with senecivernine-N-oxide/senecionine-N-oxide)\nheliosupine (possible co-elution with echimidine)\nheliosupine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with echimidine-N-oxide)\nspartioidine (possible co-elution with seneciphylline)\nspartioidine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with seneciphylline-N-oxide)\nusaramine (possible co-elution with retrorsine)\nusaramine N-oxide (possible co-elution with retrorsine N-oxide)\nPyrrolizidine alkaloids, which can be individually and separately identified with the used method of analysis, shall be quantified and included in the sum.\nWithout prejudice to more restrictive national rules in certain Member States on the placing of the market of pyrrolizidine alkaloid containing plants.\nThe terms \"herbal infusions (dried product)\" and \"tea (Camellia sinensis) (dried product)\" refer to:\nherbal infusions (dried product) from flowers, leaves and herbs, roots, and any other parts of the plant (in sachets or in bulk)/tea (Camellia sinensis) (dried product) from dried leaves, stalks and flowers (in sachets or in bulk) used for the preparation of herbal infusion (liquid product)/tea (liquid product)\ninstant herbal teas/teas. In the case of powdered tea extracts, a concentration factor of 4 has to be applied.\nFlavoured tea is tea with flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34).\nFor teas with fruits and other herbs, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 applies.\"\n\"Foodstuffs (1)\nMaximum level(μg/kg)\n8.4.\nPyrrolizidine alkaloids\n8.4.1.\nHerbal infusions (dried product) with the exception of the herbal infusions referred to in 8.4.2. and 8.4.4.\n200\n8.4.2.\nHerbal infusions of rooibos, anise (Pimpinella anisum), lemon balm, chamomile, thyme, peppermint, lemon verbena (dried product) and mixtures exclusively composed of these dried herbs with the exception of the herbal infusions referred to in 8.4.4.\n400\n8.4.3.\nTea (Camellia sinensis) and flavoured tea(Camellia sinensis) (dried product) with the exception of the tea and flavoured tea referred to in 8.4.4.\n150\n8.4.4.\nTea (Camellia sinensis), flavoured tea(Camellia sinensis) and herbal infusions for infants and young children (dried product)\n75\n8.4.5.\nTea (Camellia sinensis), flavoured tea(Camellia sinensis) and herbal infusions for infants and young children (liquid)\n1,0\n8.4.6.\nFood supplements containing herbal ingredients including extracts with the exception of the food supplements referred to in 8.4.7.\n400\n8.4.7.\nPollen based food supplements (39)\nPollen and pollen products\n500\n8.4.8.\nBorage leaves (fresh, frozen) placed on the market for the final consumer\n750\n8.4.9.\nDried herbs with the exception of the dried herbs referred to in 8.4.10.\n400\n8.4.10.\nBorage, lovage, marjoram and oregano (dried) and mixtures exclusively composed of these dried herbs\n1 000\n8.4.11.\nCumin seeds (seed spice)\n400", "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.", "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "footnote", "label": "f1", "text": "The maximum level refers to the lowerbound sum of the following 21 pyrrolizidine alkaloids: intermedine/lycopsamine, intermedine-N-oxide/lycopsamine-N-oxide, senecionine/senecivernine, senecionine-N-oxide/senecivernine-N-oxide, seneciphylline, seneciphylline-N-oxide, retrorsine, retrorsine-N-oxide, echimidine, echimidine-N-oxide, lasiocarpine, lasiocarpine-N-oxide, senkirkine, europine, europine-N-oxide, heliotrine and heliotrine-N-oxide and the following additional 14 pyrrolizidine alkaloids known to co-elute with one or more of the above identified 21 pyrrolizidine alkaloids, making use of certain currently used analytical methods: indicine, echinatine, rinderine (possible co-elution with lycopsamine/intermedine) indicine-N-oxide, echinatine-N-oxide, rinderine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with lycopsamine-N-oxide/intermedine-N-oxide) integerrimine (possible co-elution with senecivernine/senecionine) integerrimine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with senecivernine-N-oxide/senecionine-N-oxide) heliosupine (possible co-elution with echimidine) heliosupine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with echimidine-N-oxide) spartioidine (possible co-elution with seneciphylline) spartioidine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with seneciphylline-N-oxide) usaramine (possible co-elution with retrorsine) usaramine N-oxide (possible co-elution with retrorsine N-oxide) Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which can be individually and separately identified with the used method of analysis, shall be quantified and included in the sum." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f2", "text": "Without prejudice to more restrictive national rules in certain Member States on the placing of the market of pyrrolizidine alkaloid containing plants." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f3", "text": "The terms \"herbal infusions (dried product)\" and \"tea (Camellia sinensis) (dried product)\" refer to: herbal infusions (dried product) from flowers, leaves and herbs, roots, and any other parts of the plant (in sachets or in bulk)/tea (Camellia sinensis) (dried product) from dried leaves, stalks and flowers (in sachets or in bulk) used for the preparation of herbal infusion (liquid product)/tea (liquid product) instant herbal teas/teas. In the case of powdered tea extracts, a concentration factor of 4 has to be applied." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f4", "text": "Flavoured tea is tea with flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34). For teas with fruits and other herbs, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 applies.\"" } ], "outstanding_effects": [], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/2040/annex", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:14.770323+00:00" }, "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." }