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General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (Codex Stan 193-1995)

Radionuclides

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Commodity/Product Name Maximum Level (ML) mg/kg Portion of the Commodity/Product to which the ML/GL applies Notes/Remarks
Foods other than infant foods
10
Pu-238, Pu-239, Pu-240, Am-241
Foods other than infant foods
100
Sr-90, Ru-106, I-129, I-131, U-235
Foods other than infant foods
1000
S-35 (*), Co-60, Sr-89, Ru-103, Cs- 134, Cs-137, Ce-144, Ir-192
Foods other than infant foods
10000
H-3(**), C-14, Tc-99
Infant foods
1
The GL applies to foods intended for consumption by infants.Pu-238, Pu-239, Pu-240, Am-241
Infant foods
100
The GL applies to foods intended for consumption by infants.Sr-90, Ru-106, I-129, I-131, U-235
Infant foods
1000
The GL applies to foods intended for consumption by infants.S-35 (*), Co-60, Sr-89, Ru-103, Cs- 134, Cs-137, Ce-144, Ir-192
Infant foods
1000
The GL applies to foods intended for consumption by infantsH-3(**), C-14, Tc-99
(*) This represents the value for organically bound sulphur
(**) This represents the value for organically bound tritium

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