Maximum levels for lead
Regulated by: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1317 of 9 August 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of lead in certain foodstuffs, transferred in May 2023 to the new European Contaminants Regulation (EU) 2023/915.
Validity: since August 2021
Valid for: Wild mushrooms, fresh turmeric and fresh ginger, dried spices (fruit spices, root and rhizome spices, bark spices, bud spices and flower pistil spices, seed spices)
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Foodstuffs |
maximum level (mg/kg net weight) |
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3.1.15 |
Wild fungi, fresh turmeric and fresh ginger |
0,80 |
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3.1.26 |
Dried spices: |
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– Fruit spices |
0,60 |
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– Root and rhizome spices |
1,50 |
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– Bark spices |
2,0 |
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– Bud spices and flower pistil spices |
1,0 |
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– Seed spices |
0,90 |
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Maximum levels for ochratoxin A
Validity of added or reduced maximum levels: since January 2023
Amending Regulation valid for: additional maximum levels for spices in general, dried herbs, certain ingredients for herbal tea, dried fruit other than dried grapes, certain oilseeds, pistachios, cocoa powder, non-alcoholic malt beverages and date syrup, and lowering of some existing maximum levels
Maximum levels already in force:
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Foodstuffs |
Maximum levels (μg/kg) |
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2.2.14 |
Spices, including dried spices, except Capsicum spp. |
15 |
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Capsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayenne and paprika) |
20 |
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Mixtures of spices |
15 |
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2.2.16 |
Dried herbs |
10 |
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2.2.17 |
Ginger roots for use in herbal infusions |
15 |
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Marshmallow roots, dandelion roots and orange blossoms for use in herbal infusions or in coffee substitutes |
20 |
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Maximum levels for pyrrolizidine alkaloids
Validity: since July 2022
Valid for: (flavoured) tea, rooibos and herbal tea, food supplements containing herbal ingredients, pollen (products) and pollen-based food supplements, borage, lovage, marjoram and oregano (dried) and mixtures thereof, cumin
Other: foods listed in the Annex that were legally marketed before 1 July 2022, may continue to be marketed until 31 December 2023.
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Foodstuffs |
Maximum level (μg/kg) |
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8.4.8 |
Borage leaves (fresh, frozen) placed on the market for the final consumer |
750 |
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8.4.9 |
Dried herbs with the exception of the dried herbs referred to in 8.4.10. |
400 |
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8.4.10 |
Borage, lovage, marjoram and oregano (dried) and mixtures exclusively composed of these dried herbs |
1.000 |
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8.4.11 |
Cumin seeds (seed spice) |
400 |
