| Reference | Numbering | Foodstuffs | Maximum Level (ug/kg) | Remarks |
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| | | | For the sum of aflatoxins, maximum levels refer to lower bound concentrations, which are calculated on the assumption that all the values below the limit of quantification are zero. |
| B | 1.1.1 | Dried fruits to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before placing on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food except products listed in 1.1.3 | 10.0 | - |
| B | 1.1.10 | Hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before placing on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food | 15.0 | If hazelnuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed, when calculating the aflatoxin content, that all the contamination is on the edible part. |
| B | 1.1.11 | Hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, placed on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food | 10.0 | If hazelnuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed, when calculating the aflatoxin content, that all the contamination is on the edible part. In the case of food consisting of hazelnuts and Brazil nuts used as only ingredient or in the case of processed products consisting at least of 80 % from the tree nuts concerned, the maximum levels as established for the corresponding tree nuts apply also to those products. In other cases, Article 3(1) and (2) apply. |
| B | 1.1.12 | Cereals and products derived from cereals except products listed in 1.1.13, 1.1.18 and 1.1.19 | 4.0 | Including processed cereal products. Products derived from cereals relate to products containing at least 80 % cereal products. |
| B | 1.1.13 | Maize and rice to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before placing on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food | 10.0 | - |
| B | 1.1.14 | Following dried spices: Capsicum spp. (dried fruits thereof, whole or ground, including chillies, chilli powder, cayenne or paprika) Pepper (fruits of Piper spp, including white and black pepper) Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Mixtures of dried spices containing one or more of the abovementioned dried spices | 10.0 | - |
| B | 1.1.15 | Ginger (Zingiber officinale) (dried) | 10.0 | - |
| B | 1.1.2 | Dried fruits used as only ingredient or processed products from dried fruits, placed on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food except products listed in 1.1.3 | 4.0 | In the case of food consisting of dried fruits used as only ingredient or in the case of processed products consisting at least of 80 % from the dried fruits concerned, the maximum levels as established for the corresponding dried fruits apply also to those products. In other cases, Article 3(1) and (2) apply. |
| B | 1.1.3 | Dried figs | 10.0 | In the case of food consisting of dried figs used as only ingredient or in the case of processed products consisting at least of 80 % from dried figs, the maximum levels as established for dried figs apply also to those products. In other cases, Article 3(1) and (2) apply. |
| B | 1.1.4 | Groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds, to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before placing on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food | 15.0 | Except groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds for crushing for refined vegetable oil production. If groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds with inedible shell are analysed, it is assumed, when calculating the aflatoxin content, that all the contamination is on the edible part. |
| B | 1.1.5 | Groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds used as only ingredient or processed products from groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds, placed on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food | 4.0 | Except crude vegetable oils destined for refining and refined vegetable oils. If groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds with inedible shell are analysed, it is assumed when calculating the aflatoxin content that all the contamination is on the edible part. In the case of food consisting of groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds used as only ingredient or in the case of processed products consisting at least of 80 % from the groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds concerned, the maximum levels as established for the corresponding groundnuts (peanuts) and other oilseeds apply also to those products. In other cases, Article 3(1) and (2) apply. |
| B | 1.1.6 | Tree nuts to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before placing on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food except products listed in 1.1.8 and 1.1.10 | 10.0 | If tree nuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed, when calculating the aflatoxin content, that all the contamination is on the edible part. |
| B | 1.1.7 | Tree nuts used as only ingredient or processed products from tree nuts, placed on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food except products listed in 1.1.9 and 1.1.11 | 4.0 | If tree nuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed, when calculating the aflatoxin content, that all the contamination is on the edible part. In the case of food consisting of tree nuts used as only ingredient or in the case of processed products consisting at least of 80 % from the tree nuts concerned, the maximum levels as established for tree nuts apply also to those products. In other cases, Article 3(1) and (2) apply. |
| B | 1.1.8 | Almonds, pistachios and apricot kernels to be subjected to sorting or other physical treatment before placing on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food | 15.0 | If tree nuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed, when calculating the aflatoxin content, that all the contamination is on the edible part. |
| B | 1.1.9 | Almonds, pistachios and apricot kernels, placed on the market for the final consumer or use as an ingredient in food | 10.0 | If tree nuts ‘in shell’ are analysed, it is assumed, when calculating the aflatoxin content, that all the contamination is on the edible part. In the case of food consisting of almonds, pistachios and apricot kernels used as only ingredient or in the case of processed products consisting at least of 80 % from the tree nuts concerned, the maximum levels as established for the corresponding tree nuts apply also to those products. In other cases, Article 3(1) and (2) apply. |
