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Regulation (EC) 2023/915

Contaminants

EU numberChemical substance
5.23-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD)
1.1Aflatoxins: B1
1.1Aflatoxins: M1
1.1Aflatoxins: Sum of B1,B2, G1 and G2
3.4Arsenic (Inorganic)
3.4.5Arsenic (total)
3.2Cadmium
1.7Citrinin
2.6Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) equivalents
1.4Deoxynivalenol
4.1Dioxins and PCBs: Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs(15)
4.1Dioxins and PCBs: Sum of dioxins(15)
4.1Dioxins and PCBs: Sum of non dioxin-like PCBs
1.8.2Ergot sclerotia and ergot alkaloids: Ergot alkaloids
1.8.1Ergot sclerotia and ergot alkaloids: Ergot sclerotia
2.1Erucic acid, including erucic acid bound in fat
1.6Fumonisins: Sum of B1 and B2
5.4Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol
2.3Hydrocyanic acid, including hydrocyanic acid bound in cyanogenic glycosides
3.1Lead
6.2Melamine
3.3Mercury
6.1Nitrates
1.2Ochratoxin A
2.5Opium alkaloids
1.3Patulin
6.3Perchlorate
4.2Perfluoroalkyl substances: PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
4.2Perfluoroalkyl substances: PFNA (perfluorononanoic acid)
4.2Perfluoroalkyl substances: PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid)
4.2Perfluoroalkyl substances: PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)
4.2Perfluoroalkyl substances: Sum of PFOS, PFOA, PFNA and PFHxS
5.1Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): Benzo(a)pyrene
5.1Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): Sum of PAHs:benzo(a)pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene
2.4Pyrrolizidine alkaloids
5.3Sum of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters, expressed as 3-MCPD
3.5Tin (inorganic)
2.2Tropane alkaloids: Atropine
2.2Tropane alkaloids: Scopolamine
2.2Tropane alkaloids: Sum of atropine and scopolamine
1.5Zearalenone