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Regulation (EC) 915/2023

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

4.1 Dioxins and PCBs: Sum of dioxins(15)


ReferenceNumberingFoodstuffsMaximum Level (pg WHO- PCDD/F- TEQ/g)Remarks
B4.1.1 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) Maximum levels expressed on fat are not applicable for food containing < 2 % fat. For food containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applicable is the level on product basis corresponding to the level on product basis for the food containing 2 % fat, calculated from the maximum level established on fat basis, making use of following formula: Maximum level expressed on product basis for food containing less than 2 % fat = maximum level expressed on fat for that food × 0.02.
B4.1.1.1 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of bovine, ovine and caprine animals 2.5 pg/g fat -
B4.1.1.2 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of pigs 1.0 pg/g fat -
B4.1.1.3 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of poultry 1.75 pg/g fat -
B4.1.1.4 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of horse 5.0 pg/g fat -
B4.1.1.5 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of rabbit 1.0 pg/g fat -
B4.1.1.6 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of wild boar (Sus scrofa) 5.0 pg/g fat -
B4.1.1.7 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of wild game birds 2.0 pg/g fat -
B4.1.1.8 Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) venison 3.0 pg/g fat -
B4.1.10 Marine oils (fish body oil, fish liver oil and oils of other marine organisms placed on the market for the final consumer) 1.75 pg/g fat -
B4.1.11 Raw milk(2) and dairy products(2) 2.0 pg/g fat Including butter fat. Maximum levels expressed on fat are not applicable for food containing < 2 % fat. For food containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applicable is the level on product basis corresponding to the level on product basis for the food containing 2 % fat, calculated from the maximum level established on fat basis, making use of following formula: Maximum level expressed on product basis for food containing less than 2 % fat = maximum level expressed on fat for that food × 0.02.
B4.1.12 Eggs and egg products except goose eggs(2) 2.5 pg/g fat Maximum levels expressed on fat are not applicable for food containing < 2 % fat. For food containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applicable is the level on product basis corresponding to the level on product basis for the food containing 2 % fat, calculated from the maximum level established on fat basis, making use of following formula: Maximum level expressed on product basis for food containing less than 2 % fat = maximum level expressed on fat for that food × 0.02.
B4.1.13 Vegetable oils and fats 0.75 pg/g fat -
B4.1.14 Food intended for infants and young children(3) 0.1 pg/g wet weight The maximum level applies to the products ready to use (placed on the market as such or after reconstitution as instructed by the manufacturer).
B4.1.2 Liver and derived products thereof -
B4.1.2.1 Liver and derived products thereof of bovine and caprine animals, pigs, poultry and horse 0.30 pg/g wet weight -
B4.1.2.2 Liver and derived products thereof of ovine animals 1.25 pg/g wet weight -
B4.1.2.3 Liver and derived products thereof of wild game birds 2.5 pg/g wet weight -
B4.1.3 Fat -
B4.1.3.1 Fat of bovine animals and sheep 2.5 pg/g fat -
B4.1.3.2 Fat of pigs 1.0 pg/g fat -
B4.1.3.3 Fat of poultry 1.75 pg/g fat -
B4.1.4 Mixed animal fats 1.5 pg/g fat -
B4.1.5 Fishery products(2) and bivalve molluscs(2) except products listed in 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9 and 4.1.10 3.5 pg/g wet weight In case of fish, maximum level applies to muscle meat of fish. Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level applies to the whole fish. The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen, that means, that the cephalothorax of crustaceans is excluded.
B4.1.6 Muscle meat of wild caught fresh water fish and products thereof 3.5 pg/g wet weight Except diadromous fish species caught in fresh water and products thereof Where fish are intended to be eaten whole, the maximum level applies to the whole fish.
B4.1.7 Muscle meat of wild caught spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and products thereof 3.5 pg/g wet weight -
B4.1.8 Muscle meat of wild caught eel (Anguilla anguilla) and products thereof 3.5 pg/g wet weight -
B4.1.9 Fish liver and derived products thereof except products listed in 4.1.10 - In the case of canned fish liver, the maximum level applies to the whole edible content of the can.