Regulation (EC) 1881/2006
Annex Maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs
3.3. Mercury
| Reference | Numbering | Foodstuffs | Maximum Levels | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M40 | 3.3.1 | Fishery products(26) and muscle meat of fish(24)(25), excluding species listed in 3.3.2 and 3.3.3. The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen(44). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura), it applies to muscle meat from appendages. | 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. 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. Muscle meat from appendages and abdomen. This definition excludes the cephalothorax of crustaceans. |
| M40 | 3.3.2 | Muscle meat of the following fish(24)(25): Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne), Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo), Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo), Bonito (Sarda sarda), Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus), Escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum), Halibut (Hippoglossus species), Kingklip (Genypterus capensis), Marlin (Makaira species), Megrim (Lepidorhombus species), Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus), Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), Pink cusk-eel (Genypterus blacodes), Pike (Esox species), Plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor), Poor cod (Tricopterus species), Red mullet (Mullus barbatus barbatus), Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris), Sail fish (Istiophorus species), Silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus), Snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens), Sturgeon (Acipenser species), Surmullet (Mullus surmuletus), Tuna (Thunnus species, Euthynnus species, Katsuwonus pelamis), Shark (all species), Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | 1 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. |
| M40 | 3.3.3 | Cephalopods Marine gastropods Muscle meat of the following fish(24)(25): Anchovy (Engraulis species), Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogrammus), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), Basa (Pangasius bocourti), Carp (species belonging to the Cyprinidae family), Common dab (Limanda limanda), Mackerel (Scomber species), European flounder (Platichthys flesus), European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), European sprat (Sprattus sprattus), Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas), Pollock (Pollachius pollachius), Saithe (Pollachius virens), Salmon & Trout (Salmo species and Oncorhynchus species, except Salmo trutta), Sardine or Pilchard (Dussumieria species, Sardina species, Sardinella species and Sardinops species), Sole (Solea solea), Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypothalamus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | 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. |
| M40 | 3.3.4 | Food supplements(39) | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight | The maximum level applies to the food supplements as sold. |
| M40 | 3.3.5 | Salt | 0.1 mg per kg wet weight |