Reference | Numbering | Foodstuffs | Maximum Level (mg NO3/kg) | Remarks |
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B | 6.1.1 | 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. |
B | 6.1.2 | Preserved, deep-frozen or frozen spinach | 2000 | - |
B | 6.1.3 | Fresh lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) except products listed in 6.1.4 | | |
B | 6.1.3.1 | 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. |
B | 6.1.3.2 | Lettuce grown in the open air, harvested between 1 October and 31 March | 4000 | - |
B | 6.1.3.3 | 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. |
B | 6.1.3.4 | Lettuce grown in the open air, harvested between 1 April and 30 September | 3000 | - |
B | 6.1.4 | ‘Iceberg’ type lettuce | | Including Grazer Krauthäuptl. |
B | 6.1.4.1 | ‘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. |
B | 6.1.4.2 | ‘Iceberg’ type lettuce Lettuce grown in the open air | 2000 | - |
B | 6.1.5 | Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium) | | |
B | 6.1.5.1 | Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium) harvested between 1 October and 31 March | 7000 | - |
B | 6.1.5.2 | Rucola (Eruca sativa, Diplotaxis sp., Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium) harvested between 1 April and 30 September | 6000 | - |
B | 6.1.6 | 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). |