Draft Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of arsenic in certain foods (Text with EEA relevance)

Regular notification 2022-05-13
G/SPS/N/EU/566

Description

The draft Regulation lowers the existing maximum level for inorganic arsenic in non-parboiled milled rice (polished or white rice), for which currently already an EU ML is established under Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, and it establishes new maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in rice flour, rice-based drinks, fish, crustaceans, bivalve molluscs, food for infants and young children, fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices and nectars and salt.

Keywords

Heavy metals; Maximum residue limits (MRLs); Food safety; Human health; Contaminants