Foodstuffs |
Maximum levels (μg/kg) |
2.1 |
Aflatoxins |
B1 |
Sum of B1, B2, G1 and G2 |
M1 |
2.1.1 |
Groundnuts to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
8,0 |
15,0 |
— |
2.1.2 |
Nuts to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
5,0 |
10,0 |
— |
2.1.3 |
Groundnuts and nuts and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
2,0 |
4,0 |
— |
2.1.4 |
Dried fruit to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
5,0 |
10,0 |
— |
2.1.5 |
Dried fruit and processed products thereof, intended for direct human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
2,0 |
4,0 |
— |
2.1.6 |
All cereals and all products derived from cereals, including processed cereal products, with the exception of foodstuffs listed in 2.1.7, 2.1.10 and 2.1.12 |
2,0 |
4,0 |
— |
2.1.7 |
Maize to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs |
5,0 |
10,0 |
— |
2.1.8 |
Raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products |
— |
— |
0,050 |
2.1.9 |
Following species of spices:-
Capsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayenne and paprika)
- Piper spp. (fruits thereof, including white and black pepper)
- Myristica fragrans (nutmeg)
- Zingiber officinale (ginger)
- Curcuma longa (turmeric)
|
5,0 |
10,0 |
— |
2.1.10 |
Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children |
0,10 |
— |
— |
2.1.11 |
Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, including infant milk and follow-on milk |
— |
— |
0,025 |
2.1.12 |
Dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants |
0,10 |
— |
0,025 |
2.2 |
Ochratoxin A |
|
2.2.1 |
Unprocessed cereals |
5,0 |
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 and 2.2.10 |
3,0 |
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 |
2,0 |
2.2.7 |
Aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails |
2,0 |
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 |
2,0 |
2.2.9 |
Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children |
0,50 |
2.2.10 |
Dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants |
0,50 |
2.2.11 |
Green coffee, dried fruit other than dried vine fruit, beer, cocoa and cocoa products, liqueur wines, meat products, spices and liquorice |
— |
2.3 |
Patulin |
|
2.3.1 |
Fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars |
50 |
2.3.2 |
Spirit drinks, 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 and labelled and sold as such |
10,0 |
2.3.5 |
Baby foods other than processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children |
10,0 |
2.4 |
Deoxynivalenol |
|
2.4.1 |
Unprocessed cereals other than durum wheat, oats and maize |
1250 |
2.4.2 |
Unprocessed durum wheat and oats |
1750 |
2.4.3 |
Unprocessed maize, with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling |
1750 |
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) |
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 |
200 |
2.4.8 |
Milling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 110313 or 11032040 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 19041010 |
750 |
2.4.9 |
Milling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 110220 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 19041010 |
1250 |
2.5 |
Zearalenone |
|
2.5.1 |
Unprocessed cereals other than maize |
100 |
2.5.2 |
Unprocessed maize with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling |
350 |
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 |
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 |
2.5.7 |
Processed cereal-based foods (excluding processed maize-based foods) and baby foods for infants and young children |
20 |
2.5.8 |
Processed maize-based foods for infants and young children |
20 |
2.5.9 |
Milling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 110313 or 11032040 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 19041010 |
200 |
2.5.10 |
Milling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 110220 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 19041010 |
300 |
2.6 |
Fumonisins |
Sum of B1 and B2 |
2.6.1 |
Unprocessed maize, with the exception of unprocessed maize intended to be processed by wet milling |
4000 |
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 |
1000 |
2.6.3 |
Maize-based breakfast cereals and maize-based snacks |
800 |
2.6.4 |
Processed maize-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children |
200 |
2.6.5 |
Milling fractions of maize with particle size > 500 micron falling within CN code 110313 or 11032040 and other maize milling products with particle size > 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 19041010 |
1400 |
2.6.6 |
Milling fractions of maize with particle size ≤ 500 micron falling within CN code 110220 and other maize milling products with particle size ≤ 500 micron not used for direct human consumption falling within CN code 19041010 |
2000 |
2.7 |
T-2 and HT-2 toxin |
Sum of T-2 and HT-2 toxin |
2.7.1 |
Unprocessed cereals and cereal products |
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