DraftCommission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of inorganic arsenic in fish and other seafood (Text with EEA relevance)

The European Food Safety Authority concluded that the chronic intake of inorganic arsenic via the diet and/or drinking water is associated with an increased risk of several adverse outcomes including lung, bladder and skin cancers and that the current exposure to inorganic arsenic raises a health concerns. In order to continue lowering the exposure of the population to inorganic arsenic, it is therefore appropriate to establish maximum levels for fish and other seafood, which contribute to that exposure. Therefore, the draft Regulation establishes new maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in fish, crustacean and bivalve molluscs, which are listed in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2023/915.