Regulation (EC) 1881/2006
Annex Maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs
3.1. Lead
| Reference | Numbering | Foodstuffs | Maximum Levels | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M35 | 3.1.1 | Raw milk (6), heat-treated milk and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products | 0.02 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22). |
| M35 | 3.1.2 | Infant formulae and follow-on formulae , marketed as liquid (3) (25) | 0.01 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35). The maximum level refers to the product as sold. |
| M35 | 3.1.2 | Infant formulae and follow-on formulae, marketed as powder (3) (25) | 0.05 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35). The maximum level refers to the product as sold. |
| M35 | 3.1.3 | Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (3) (25) other than 3.1.5 | 0.02 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35). The maximum level refers to the product as sold. |
| M35 | 3.1.4 | Foods for special medical purposes (3) intended specifically for infants and young children, marketed as liquid (25) | 0.01 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35). The maximum level refers to the product as sold. |
| M35 | 3.1.4 | Foods for special medical purposes (3) intended specifically for infants and young children, marketed as powder (25) | 0.02 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35). The maximum level refers to the product as sold. |
| M35 | 3.1.5 | Drinks for infants and young children labelled and sold as such, other than those mentioned in 3.1.2 and 3.1.4 , to be prepared by infusion or decoction (25) | 0.5 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level refers to the product as sold. |
| M35 | 3.1.5 | Drinks for infants and young children labelled and sold as such, other than those mentioned in 3.1.2 and 3.1.4, marketed as liquids or to be reconstituted following instructions of the manufacturer including fruit juices (4) | 0.02 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level refers to the products ready to use (marketed as such or after reconstitution as instructed by the manufacturer). |
| M35 | 3.1.6 | Meat (excluding offal) of bovine animals, sheep, pig and poultry (6) | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22). |
| M35 | 3.1.7 | Offal of pig | 0.15 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.7 | Offal of poultry | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.7 | Offal of bovine animals and sheep | 0.2 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22). |
| M35 | 3.1.8 | Muscle meat of fish (21) (22) | 0.3 mg per kg wet weight | Fish listed in this category as defined in category (a), with the exclusion of fish liver falling under code CN 03027000 , of the list in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22) as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33). In case of dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply. Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level shall apply to the whole fish. |
| M35 | 3.1.9 | Cephalopods (47) | 0.3 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies to the animal as sold without viscera. |
| M35 | 3.1.10 | Crustaceans (23) (39) | 0.5 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs falling within categories (c) and (i) of the list in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1), as appropriate (species as listed in the relevant entry). In case of dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply. In case of Pecten maximus, the maximum level applies to the adductor muscle and gonad only. Muscle meat from appendages and abdomen. This definition excludes the cephalothorax of crustaceans. |
| M35 | 3.1.11 | Bivalve molluscs (23) | 1.5 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs falling within categories (c) and (i) of the list in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1), as appropriate (species as listed in the relevant entry). In case of dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs Article 2(1) and 2(2) apply. In case of Pecten maximus, the maximum level applies to the adductor muscle and gonad only. |
| M35 | 3.1.12 | Cereals and pulses | 0.2 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.13 | Root and tuber vegetables (excluding salsifies, fresh ginger and fresh turmeric), bulb vegetables, flowering brassica, head brassica, kohlrabies, legume vegetables and stem vegetables | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part. For potatoes, the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes. |
| M35 | 3.1.14 | Leafy brassica, salsify, the following fungi Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom) and leafy vegetables (excluding fresh herbs) | 0.3 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part. |
| M35 | 3.1.15 | Wild fungi, fresh turmeric and fresh ginger | 0.8 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.16 | Fruiting vegetables : other than sweetcorn (24) | 0.05 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part. |
| M35 | 3.1.16 | Fruiting vegetables: sweetcorn (24) | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part. |
| M35 | 3.1.17 | Fruit, excluding cranberries, currants, elderberries and strawberry tree fruit (24) | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part. |
| M35 | 3.1.18 | Cranberries, currants, elderberries and strawberry tree fruit (24) | 0.2 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies after washing of the fruit or vegetables and separating the edible part. |
| M35 | 3.1.19 | Fats and oils, including milk fat | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.20 | Fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars,from fruits other than berries and other small fruits (12) | 0.03 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58). |
| M35 | 3.1.20 | Fruit juices, concentrated fruit juices as reconstituted and fruit nectars, exclusively from berries and other small fruits (12) | 0.05 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58). |
| M35 | 3.1.21 | Wine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine), cider, perry and fruit wine (9), products produced from the 2022 fruit harvest onwards | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.21 | Wine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine), cider, perry and fruit wine (11) products produced from the 2016 fruit harvest to the 2021 fruit harvest | 0.15 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.21 | Wine (including sparkling wine, excluding liqueur wine), cider, perry and fruit wine (9), products produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to 2015 fruit harvest | 0.2 mg per kg wet weight | Wine and sparkling wines as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). |
| M35 | 3.1.22 | Aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (11), products produced from the 2022 fruit harvest onwards | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.22 | Aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (11), products produced from the 2016 fruit harvest to the 2021 fruit harvest onwards | 0.15 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14). The maximum level for OTA applicable to these beverages is function of the proportion of wine and/or grape must present in the finished product. |
| M35 | 3.1.22 | Aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails (11), products produced from the 2001 fruit harvest to 2015 fruit harvest | 0.2 mg per kg wet weight | Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14). The maximum level for OTA applicable to these beverages is function of the proportion of wine and/or grape must present in the finished product. |
| M35 | 3.1.23 | Liqueur wine made from grapes (*) products produced from the 2022 fruit harvest onwards | 0.15 mg per kg wet weight | As defined in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). |
| M35 | 3.1.24 | Food supplements (34) | 3 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold. |
| M35 | 3.1.25 | Honey | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.26 | Dried spices: Fruit spices | 0.6 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.26 | Dried spices: Root and rhizome spices | 1.5 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.26 | Dried spices: Bark spices | 2 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.26 | Dried spices: Bud spices and flower pistil spices | 1 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.26 | Dried spices: Seed spices | 0.9 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.27 | Salt, except the following unrefined salts: "fleur de sel" and "grey salt" which are manually harvested from salt marshes with a clay bottom | 1 mg per kg wet weight | |
| M35 | 3.1.27 | The following unrefined salts: "fleur de sel" and "grey salt" which are manually harvested from salt marshes with a clay bottom | 2 mg per kg wet weight |