Maximum levels of arsenic in certain foods
European Union
Mar 10, 2023
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/465 of 3 March 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of arsenic in certain foods.
Article 1. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2. Foodstuffs that were lawfully placed on the market before the entry into force of this Regulation may remain on the market until their date of minimum durability or use-by date.
In Section 3 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, subsection 3.5 Arsenic (inorganic) is replaced by the following:
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Foodstuffs (1) |
Maximum levels (mg/kg wet weight) |
|
|
‘3.5 |
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic for 3.5.1 to 3.5.4 and total arsenic for 3.5.5) (50) |
|
|
3.5.1 |
Cereals and cereal based products (51) |
|
|
3.5.1.1 |
Non-parboiled milled rice (polished or white rice) |
0,15 |
|
3.5.1.2 |
Parboiled and husked rice |
0,25 |
|
3.5.1.3 |
Rice flour |
0,25 |
|
3.5.1.4 |
Rice waffles, rice wafers, rice crackers, rice cakes, rice flakes and popped breakfast rice |
0,30 |
|
3.5.1.5 |
Rice destined for the production of food for infants and young children (3) |
0,10 |
|
3.5.1.6 |
Non-alcoholic rice-based drinks |
0,030 |
|
3.5.2 |
Infant formulae (3) (29), follow-on formulae (3) (29), foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children (3) (29) and young child formulae (29) (57). |
|
|
3.5.2.1 |
-marketed as powder |
0,020 |
|
3.5.2.2 |
-marketed as liquid |
0,010 |
|
3.5.3 |
Baby foods (3),(29) |
0,020 |
|
3.5.4 |
Fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars (14) |
0,020 |
|
3.5.5 |
Salt |
0,50 ’ |
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