Foodstuffs (9)

Maximum levels (mg NO3/kg)

1.1

Fresh spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (10)

3 500

1.2

Preserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach

2 000

1.3

Fresh Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) (protected and open-grown lettuce) excluding lettuce listed in point 1.4

Harvested 1 October to 31 March:

lettuce grown under cover

5 000

lettuce grown in the open air

4 000

Harvested 1 April to 30 September:

lettuce grown under cover

4 000

lettuce grown in the open air

3 000

1.4

‘Iceberg’ type lettuce

Lettuce grown under cover

2 500

Lettuce grown in the open air

2 000

1.5

Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium)

Harvested 1 October to 31 March:

7 000

Harvested 1 April to 30 September:

6 000

1.6

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (12)

200

▼B

Foodstuffs (9)

Maximum levels (μg/kg)

▼M5

2.1.

Aflatoxins

B1

Sum of B1, B2, G1 and G2

M1

2.1.1.

Groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds (43), to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs,

with the exception of:

8,0 (13)

15,0 (13)

—

2.1.2.

Almonds, pistachios and apricot kernels to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs

12,0 (13)

15,0 (13)

—

2.1.3.

Hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs

8,0 (13)

15,0 (13)

2.1.4.

Tree nuts, other than the tree nuts listed in 2.1.2 and 2.1.3, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs

5,0 (13)

10,0 (13)

—

2.1.5.

Groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds (43) and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs,

with the exception of:

2,0 (13)

4,0 (13)

—

2.1.6.

Almonds, pistachios and apricot kernels, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs (44)

8,0 (13)

10,0 (13)

—

2.1.7.

Hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs (44)

5,0 (13)

10,0 (13)

2.1.8.

Tree nuts, other than the tree nuts listed in 2.1.6 and 2.1.7, and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs

2,0 (13)

4,0 (13)

—

▼M12

2.1.9.

Dried fruit, other than dried figs, to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs

5,0

10,0

—

2.1.10.

Dried fruit, other than dried figs, and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs

2,0

4,0

—

▼M5

2.1.11.

All cereals and all products derived from cereals, including processed cereal products, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.1.12, 2.1.15 and 2.1.17

2,0

4,0

—

2.1.12.

Maize and rice to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs

5,0

10,0

—

2.1.13.

Raw milk (14), heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products

—

—

0,050

2.1.14.

Following species of spices:

Mixtures of spices containing one or more of the abovementioned spices

5,0

10,0

—

2.1.15.

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (15)

0,10

—

—

2.1.16.

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk (12) ►M20   (11)  ◄

—

—

0,025

2.1.17.

Dietary foods for special medical purposes ►M20   (11)  ◄  (16) intended specifically for infants

0,10

—

0,025

▼M12

2.1.18.

Dried figs

6,0

10,0

—

▼B

2.2

Ochratoxin A

2.2.1

Unprocessed cereals

5,0

▼M11

2.2.2.

All products derived from unprocessed cereals, including processed cereal products and cereals intended for direct human consumption with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.2.9, 2.2.10 and 2.2.13

3,0

▼B

2.2.3

Dried vine fruit (currants, raisins and sultanas)

10,0

2.2.4

Roasted coffee beans and ground roasted coffee, excluding soluble coffee

5,0

2.2.5

Soluble coffee (instant coffee)

10,0

2.2.6

Wine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine and wine with an alcoholic strength of not less than 15 % vol) and fruit wine (17)

2,0  (18)

2.2.7

Aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (19)

2,0  (18)

2.2.8

Grape juice, concentrated grape juice as reconstituted, grape nectar, grape must and concentrated grape must as reconstituted, intended for direct human consumption (20)

2,0  (18)

2.2.9

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (15)

0,50

2.2.10

Dietary foods for special medical purposes ►M20   (11)  ◄  (16) intended specifically for infants

0,50

▼M23

2.2.11.

Spices, including dried spices

Piper spp. (fruits thereof, including white and black pepper)

Myristica fragrans (nutmeg)

Zingiber officinale (ginger)

Curcuma longa (turmeric)

15 μg/kg

Capsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayenne and paprika)

20 μg/kg

Mixtures of spices containing one of the abovementioned spices

15 μg/kg

▼M4

2.2.12.

Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza inflate and other species)

2.2.12.1.

Liquorice root, ingredient for herbal infusion

20 μg/kg

2.2.12.2.

Liquorice extract (45), for use in food in particular beverages and confectionary

80 μg/kg

▼M11

2.2.13.

Wheat gluten not sold directly to the consumer

8,0

▼B

2.3

Patulin

2.3.1

Fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars (20)

50

2.3.2

Spirit drinks (21), cider and other fermented drinks derived from apples or containing apple juice

50

2.3.3

Solid apple products, including apple compote, apple puree intended for direct consumption with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.3.4 and 2.3.5

25

2.3.4

Apple juice and solid apple products, including apple compote and apple puree, for infants and young children (22) and labelled and sold as such (12)

10,0

2.3.5

Baby foods other than processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children (11) (12)

10,0

▼M1

2.4

Deoxynivalenol (23)

2.4.1

Unprocessed cereals (24) (25) other than durum wheat, oats and maize

1 250

2.4.2

Unprocessed durum wheat and oats (24) (25)

1 750

2.4.3

Unprocessed maize (24), with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling (40)

1 750  (26)

2.4.4

Cereals intended for direct human consumption, cereal flour, bran and germ as end product marketed for direct human consumption, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.4.7, 2.4.8 and 2.4.9

750

2.4.5

Pasta (dry) (27)

750

2.4.6

Bread (including small bakery wares), pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks and breakfast cereals

500

2.4.7

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (15)

200

2.4.8

Milling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 1103 13 or 1103 20 40 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10

750  (26)

2.4.9

Milling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 1102 20 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10

1 250  (26)

2.5

Zearalenone (23)

2.5.1

Unprocessed cereals (24) (25) other than maize

100

2.5.2

Unprocessed maize (24) with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling (40)

350  (26)

2.5.3

Cereals intended for direct human consumption, cereal flour, bran and germ as end product marketed for direct human consumption, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.5.6, 2.5.7, 2.5.8, 2.5.9 and 2.5.10

75

2.5.4

Refined maize oil

400  (26)

2.5.5

Bread (including small bakery wares), pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks and breakfast cereals, excluding maize-snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals

50

2.5.6

Maize intended for direct human consumption, maize-based snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals

100  (26)

2.5.7

Processed cereal-based foods (excluding processed maize-based foods) and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (15)

20

2.5.8

Processed maize-based foods for infants and young children (11) (15)

20  (26)

2.5.9

Milling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 1103 13 or 1103 20 40 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10

200  (26)

2.5.10

Milling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 1102 20 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10

300  (26)

2.6

Fumonisins

Sum of B1 and B2

2.6.1

Unprocessed maize (24), with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling (40)

4 000  (28)

2.6.2

Maize intended for direct human consumption, maize-based foods for direct human consumption, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.6.3 and 2.6.4

1 000  (28)

2.6.3

Maize-based breakfast cereals and maize-based snacks

800  (28)

2.6.4

Processed maize-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (15)

200  (28)

2.6.5

Milling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 1103 13 or 1103 20 40 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10

1 400  (28)

2.6.6

Milling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 1102 20 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 1904 10 10

2 000  (28)

▼B

2.7

T-2 and HT-2 toxin (23)

Sum of T-2 and HT-2 toxin

2.7.1

Unprocessed cereals (24) and cereal products

▼M30

2.8

Citrinin

2.8.1

Food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus

100

▼M25

2.9

Ergot sclerotia and ergot alkaloids

2.9.1.

Ergot sclerotia

2.9.1.1.

Unprocessed cereals (24) with the exception of corn and rice

0,5 g/kg (*2)

2.9.2.

Ergot alkaloids (*3)

2.9.2.1.

Unprocessed cereals (24) with the exception of corn and rice

— (*4)

2.9.2.2.

Cereal milling products excluding corn and rice milling products

— (*4)

2.9.2.3.

Bread (including small bakery wares), pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks, breakfast cereals and pasta

— (*4)

2.9.2.4.

Cereal-based food for infants and young children

— (*4)

▼B

Foodstuffs (9)

Maximum levels

(mg/kg wet weight)

▼M20

3.1

Lead

3.1.1

Raw milk (14), heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products

0,020

3.1.2

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae

marketed as powder (11) (33)

0,050

marketed as liquid (11) (33)

0,010

3.1.3

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (33) other than 3.1.5

0,050

3.1.4

Foods for special medical purposes (11) intended specifically for infants and young children

marketed as powder (33)

0,050

marketed as liquid (33)

0,010

3.1.5

Drinks for infants and young children labelled and sold as such, other than those mentioned in 3.1.2 and 3.1.4

marketed as liquids or to be reconstituted following instructions of the manufacturer including fruit juices (12)

0,030

to be prepared by infusion or decoction (33)

1,50

3.1.6

Meat (excluding offal) of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry (14)

0,10

3.1.7

Offal of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry (14)

0,50

3.1.8

Muscle meat of fish (29) (30)

0,30

3.1.9

Cephalopods (55)

0,30

3.1.10

Crustaceans (31) (47)

0,50

3.1.11

Bivalve molluscs (31)

1,50

3.1.12

Cereals and pulses

0,20

3.1.13

Vegetables excluding leafy brassica, salsify, leaf vegetables & fresh herbs, fungi, seaweed and fruiting vegetables (32) (56)

0,10

3.1.14

Leafy brassica, salsify, leaf vegetables excluding fresh herbs and the following fungi Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom) (32)

0,30

3.1.15

Fruiting vegetables

sweetcorn (32)

0,10

other than sweetcorn (32)

0,05

3.1.16

Fruit, excluding cranberries, currants, elderberries and strawberry tree fruit (32)

0,10

3.1.17

Cranberries, currants, elderberries and strawberry tree fruit (32)

0,20

3.1.18

Fats and oils, including milk fat

0,10

3.1.19

Fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars

exclusively from berries and other small fruits (20)

0,05

from fruits other than berries and other small fruits (20)

0,03

3.1.20

Wine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine), cider, perry and fruit wine (17)

products produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to 2015 fruit harvest

0,20

products produced from the 2016 fruit harvest onwards

0,15

3.1.21

Aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (19)

products produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to 2015 fruit harvest

0,20

products produced from the 2016 fruit harvest onwards

0,15

3.1.22

Food supplements (42)

3,0

3.1.23

Honey

0,10

▼M16

3.2

Cadmium

3.2.1

Vegetables and fruit, excluding root and tuber vegetables, leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, leafy brassica, stem vegetables, fungi and seaweed (32)

0,050

3.2.2

Root and tuber vegetables (excluding celeriac, parsnips, salsify and horseradish), stem vegetables (excluding celery) (32). For potatoes the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes

0,10

3.2.3

Leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, leafy brassica, celery, celeriac, parsnips, salsify, horseradish and the following fungi (32): Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom)

0,20

3.2.4

Fungi, excluding those listed in point 3.2.3 (32)

1,0

3.2.5

Cereal grains excluding wheat and rice

0,10

3.2.6

0,20

3.2.7

Specific cocoa and chocolate products as listed below (52)

—  Milk chocolate with < 30 % total dry cocoa solids

0,10 as from 1 January 2019

—  Chocolate with < 50 % total dry cocoa solids; milk chocolate with ≥ 30 % total dry cocoa solids

0,30 as from 1 January 2019

—  Chocolate with ≥ 50 % total dry cocoa solids

0,80 as from 1 January 2019

—  Cocoa powder sold to the final consumer or as an ingredient in sweetened cocoa powder sold to the final consumer (drinking chocolate)

0,60 as from 1 January 2019

3.2.8

Meat (excluding offal) of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry (14)

0,050

3.2.9

Horsemeat, excluding offal (14)

0,20

3.2.10

Liver of bovine animals, sheep, pig, poultry and horse (14)

0,50

3.2.11

Kidney of bovine animals, sheep, pig, poultry and horse (14)

1,0

3.2.12

Muscle meat of fish (29) (30), excluding species listed in points 3.2.13, 3.2.14 and 3.2.15

0,050

3.2.13

Muscle meat of the following fish (29) (30):

0,10

3.2.14

Muscle meat of the following fish (29) (30):

0,15

3.2.15

Muscle meat of the following fish (29) (30):

0,25

3.2.16

Crustaceans (31): muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (47). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) muscle meat from appendages

0,50

3.2.17

Bivalve molluscs (31)

1,0

3.2.18

Cephalopods (without viscera) (31)

1,0

3.2.19

Infant formulae and follow on-formulae ►M20   (11)  ◄  (33)

—  powdered formulae manufac- tured from cows' milk proteins or protein hydrolysates

0,010 as from 1 January 2015

—  liquid formulae manufactured from cows' milk proteins or protein hydrolysates

0,005 as from 1 January 2015

—  powdered formulae manufac-tured from soya protein isolates, alone or in a mixture with cows' milk proteins

0,020 as from 1 January 2015

—  liquid formulae manufactured from soya protein isolates, alone or in a mixture with cows' milk proteins

0,010 as from 1 January 2015

3.2.20

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (33)

0,040 as from 1 January 2015

3.2.21

Food supplements (42) excl. food supplements listed in point 3.2.22

1,0

3.2.22

Food supplements (42) consisting exclusively or mainly of dried seaweed, products derived from seaweed, or of dried bivalve molluscs

3,0

▼B

3.3

Mercury

▼M6

3.3.1

Fishery products (31) and muscle meat of fish (29) (30), excluding species listed in 3.3.2. The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (47). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages.

0,50

▼M3

3.3.2

Muscle meat of the following fish (29) (30):

1,0

▼M3

3.3.3

Food supplements (42)

0,10

▼B

3.4

Tin (inorganic)

3.4.1

Canned foods other than beverages

200

3.4.2

Canned beverages, including fruit juices and vegetable juices

100

3.4.3

Canned baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children, excluding dried and powdered products (11) (33)

50

3.4.4

Canned infant formulae and follow-on formulae (including infant milk and follow-on milk), excluding dried and powdered products ►M20   (11)  ◄  (33)

50

3.4.5

Canned dietary foods for special medical purposes ►M20   (11)  ◄  (33) intended specifically for infants, excluding dried and powdered products

50

▼M21

3.5

Arsenic (inorganic) (53) (54)

3.5.1

Non-parboiled milled rice (polished or white rice)

0,20

3.5.2

Parboiled rice and husked rice

0,25

3.5.3

Rice waffles, rice wafers, rice crackers and rice cakes

0,30

3.5.4

Rice destined for the production of food for infants and young children (11)

0,10

Foodstuffs (9)

Maximum level

(μg/kg)

4.1

3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD)

4.1.1

Hydrolysed vegetable protein (34)

20

4.1.2

Soy sauce (34)

20

4.2

Glycidyl fatty acid esters expressed as glycidol

4.2.1.

Vegetable oils and fats placed on the market for the final consumer or for use as an ingredient in food with the exception of the foods referred to in 4.2.2

1 000

4.2.2.

Vegetable oils and fats destined for the production of baby food and processed cereal-based food for infants and young children (11)

500

4.2.3

Infant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children (powder) (11) (33)

75 until 30.6.2019

50 as from 1.7.2019

4.2.4

Infant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children (liquid) (11) (33)

10,0 until 30.6.2019

6,0 as from 1.7.2019

Foodstuffs

Maximum levels

Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ) (36)

Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBS (WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ) (36)

Sum of PCB28, PCB52, PCB101, PCB138, PCB153 and PCB180 (ICES – 6) (36)

5.1

Meat and meat products (excluding edible offal) of the following animals (14):

—  bovine animals and sheep

2,5 pg/g fat (37)

4,0 pg/g fat (37)

40 ng/g fat (37)

—  poultry

1,75 pg/g fat (37)

3,0 pg/g fat (37)

40 ng/g fat (37)

—  pigs

1,0 pg/g fat (37)

1,25 pg/g fat (37)

40 ng/g fat (37)

▼M13

5.2

Liver of terrestrial animals referred to in 5.1 with the exception of sheep and derived products thereof

0,30 pg/g wet weight

0,50 pg/g wet weight

3,0 ng/g wet weight

Liver of sheep and derived products thereof

1,25 pg/g wet weight

2,00 pg/g wet weight

3,0 ng/g wet weight

▼M19

5.3

Muscle meat of fish and fishery products and products thereof (30)  (38), with the exemption of:

The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (47). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages.

3,5 pg/g wet weight

6,5 pg/g wet weight

75 ng/g wet weight

▼M9

5.4

Muscle meat of wild caught fresh water fish, with the exception of diadromous fish species caught in fresh water, and products thereof (30)

3,5 pg/g wet weight

6,5 pg/g wet weight

125 ng/g wet weight

▼M19

5.4a

Muscle meat of wild caught spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and products thereof (38)

3,5 pg/g wet weight

6,5 pg/g wet weight

200 ng/g wet weight

▼M9

5.5

Muscle meat of wild caught eel (Anguilla anguilla) and products thereof

3,5 pg/g wet weight

10,0 pg/g wet weight

300 ng/g wet weight

5.6

Fish liver and derived products thereof with the exception of marine oils referred to in point 5.7

—

20,0 pg/g wet weight (41)

200 ng/g wet weight (41)

5.7

Marine oils (fish body oil, fish liver oil and oils of other marine organisms intended for human consumption)

1,75 pg/g fat

6,0 pg/g fat

200 ng/g fat

5.8

Raw milk (14) and dairy products (14), including butter fat

2,5 pg/g fat (37)

5,5 pg/g fat (37)

40 ng/g fat (37)

5.9

Hen eggs and egg products (14)

2,5 pg/g fat (37)

5,0 pg/g fat (37)

40 ng/g fat (37)

5.10

Fat of the following animals:

—  bovine animals and sheep

2,5 pg/g fat

4,0 pg/g fat

40 ng/g fat

—  poultry

1,75 pg/g fat

3,0 pg/g fat

40 ng/g fat

—  pigs

1,0 pg/g fat

1,25 pg/g fat

40 ng/g fat

5.11

Mixed animal fats

1,5 pg/g fat

2,50 pg/g fat

40 ng/g fat

5.12

Vegetable oils and fats

0,75 pg/g fat

1,25 pg/g fat

40 ng/g fat

5.13

Foods for infants and young children (12)

0,1 pg/g wet weight

0,2 pg/g wet weight

1,0 ng/g wet weight

Foodstuffs

Maximum levels (μg/kg)

6.1

Benzo(a)pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene

Benzo(a)pyrene

Sum of benzo(a)pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene (48)

6.1.1

Oils and fats (excluding cocoa butter and coconut oil) intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in food

2,0

10,0

▼M24

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

▼M22

6.1.3

Coconut oil intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in food

2,0

20,0

6.1.4

Smoked meat and smoked meat products

5,0 until 31.8.2014

2,0 as from 1.9.2014

30,0 as from 1.9.2012 until 31.8.2014

12,0 as from 1.9.2014

6.1.5

Muscle meat of smoked fish and smoked fishery products  (30) (39), excluding fishery products listed in points 6.1.6 and 6.1.7. The maximum level for smoked crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen  (47). In case of smoked crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages.

5,0 until 31.8.2014

2,0 as from 1.9.2014

30,0 as from 1.9.2012 until 31.8.2014

12,0 as from 1.9.2014

6.1.6

Smoked sprats and canned smoked sprats  (30) (50) (Sprattus sprattus); Smoked Baltic herring ≤ 14 cm length and canned smoked Baltic herring ≤ 14 cm length  (30) (50) (Clupea harengus membras); Katsuobushi (dried bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis); bivalve molluscs (fresh, chilled or frozen) (31); heat treated meat and heat treated meat products (49) sold to the final consumer

5,0

30,0

6.1.7

Bivalve molluscs  (39) (smoked)

6,0

35,0

6.1.8

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (11) (33)

1,0

1,0

6.1.9

Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk ►M20   (11)  ◄  (33)

1,0

1,0

6.1.10

Dietary foods for special medical purposes ►M20   (11)  ◄  (33) intended specifically for infants

1,0

1,0

▼M24

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 (42) (*6) (*7)

Food supplements containing propolis, royal jelly, spirulina or their preparations (42)

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

Foodstuffs

Maximum levels

(mg/kg)

7.1.

Melamine

7.1.1.

Food with the exception of infant formulae and follow-on formulae (51)

2,5

7.1.2.

Powdered infant formulae and follow-on formulae

1

Foodstuffs (59)

Maximum level (g/kg)

8.1

Erucic acid, including erucic acid bound in fat

8.1.1

Vegetable oils and fats placed on the market for the final consumer or for use as an ingredient in food, with the exception of camelina oil, mustard oil and borage oil

20,0

8.1.2.

Camelina oil, mustard oil (59) and borage oil

50,0

8.1.3.

Mustard (condiment)

35,0

Foodstuffs (9)

Maximum level (μg/kg)

8.2

Tropane alkaloids (*5)

Atropine

Scopolamine

8.2.1

Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children, containing millet, sorghum, buckwheat or their derived products (33)

1,0 μg/kg

1,0 μg/kg

▼M29

8.3

Hydrocyanic acid, including hydrocyanic acid bound in cyanogenic glycosides

8.3.1

Unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels placed on the market for the final consumer (57) (58)

20,0

Foodstuffs (9)

Maximum level

(mg/kg)

9.

Perchlorate

9.1.

Fruits and vegetables

with the exception of:

0,05

0,10

0,50

9.2

Tea (Camellia sinensis), dried

Herbal and fruit infusions, dried

0,75

9.3

Infant formula, follow-on formula, foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children and young child formula (11) (12) (*8)

0,01

Babyfood (11) (12)

0,02

Processed cereal based food (11) (12) (42)

0,01