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Regulation (EC) 915/2023

Annex I
Maximum levels for certain contaminants in food(1)

6.1 Nitrates


ReferenceNumberingFoodstuffsMaximum Level (mg NO3/kg)Remarks
B6.1.1 Fresh spinach (Spinacia oleracea) 3500 The maximum level does not apply for fresh spinach for processing, which is directly transported in bulk from field to processing plant.
B6.1.2 Preserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach 2000-
B6.1.3 Fresh lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) except products listed in 6.1.4
B6.1.3.1 Lettuce grown under cover, harvested between 1 October and 31 March 5000 Lettuce grown under cover has to be labelled as such; otherwise the maximum level specified in 6.1.3.2 applies.
B6.1.3.2 Lettuce grown in the open air, harvested between 1 October and 31 March 4000-
B6.1.3.3 Lettuce grown under cover, harvested between 1 April and 30 September 4000 Lettuce grown under cover has to be labelled as such; otherwise the maximum level specified in 6.1.3.4 applies.
B6.1.3.4 Lettuce grown in the open air, harvested between 1 April and 30 September 3000-
B6.1.4 ‘Iceberg’ type lettuce Including Grazer Krauthäuptl.
B6.1.4.1 ‘Iceberg’ type lettuce Lettuce grown under cover 2500 Lettuce grown under cover has to be labelled as such; otherwise the maximum level specified in 6.1.4.2 applies.
B6.1.4.2 ‘Iceberg’ type lettuce Lettuce grown in the open air 2000-
B6.1.5 Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium)
B6.1.5.1 Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium) harvested between 1 October and 31 March 7000-
B6.1.5.2 Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium) harvested between 1 April and 30 September 6000-
B6.1.6 Baby food and processed cereal-based food for infants and young children(3) 200 The maximum level applies to the products ready to use (placed on the market as such or after reconstitution as instructed by the manufacturer).