Regulation (EC) 915/2023
Annex I
Maximum levels for certain contaminants in food(1)
4.1 Dioxins and PCBs: Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs(15)
| Reference | Numbering | Foodstuffs | Maximum Level (pg WHO-PCDD/ F-PCB-TEQ/g) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M6 | 4.1.1 | Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) | The maximum level expressed on fat does not apply to food containing less than 2 % fat. For food containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applies on a product basis. This maximum level is calculated using this formula: Maximum level expressed on a product basis (for food containing less than 2 % fat) = maximum level expressed on fat (for that food) × 0.02. | |
| B | 4.1.1.1 | 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 | 4.0 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.1.2 | Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of pigs | 1.25 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.1.3 | Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of poultry | 3.0 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.1.4 | Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of horse | 10.0 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.1.5 | Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of rabbit | 1.5 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.1.6 | Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of wild boar (Sus scrofa) | 10.0 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.1.7 | Meat and meat products except edible offal and products listed in 4.1.3 and 4.1.4(2) of wild game birds | 4.0 pg/g fat | - |
| M6 | 4.1.1.8 | of Cervidae | 7.5 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.10 | Marine oils (fish body oil, fish liver oil and oils of other marine organisms placed on the market for the final consumer) | 6.0 pg/g fat | - |
| M6 | 4.1.11 | Raw milk(2) and dairy products(2) | 4.0 pg/g fat | Including butter fat. The maximum level expressed on fat does not apply to food containing less than 2 % fat. For food containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applies on a product basis. This maximum level is calculated using this formula: Maximum level expressed on a product basis (for food containing less than 2 % fat) = maximum level expressed on fat (for that food) × 0.02. |
| M6 | 4.1.12 | Eggs and egg products except goose eggs(2) | 5.0 pg/g fat | The maximum level expressed on fat does not apply to food containing less than 2 % fat. For food containing less than 2 % fat, the maximum level applies on a product basis. This maximum level is calculated using this formula: Maximum level expressed on a product basis (for food containing less than 2 % fat) = maximum level expressed on fat (for that food) × 0.02. |
| B | 4.1.13 | Vegetable oils and fats | 1.25 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.14 | Food intended for infants and young children(3) | 0.2 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). |
| B | 4.1.2 | Liver and derived products thereof Liver and derived products thereof | - | |
| B | 4.1.2.1 | Liver and derived products thereof of bovine and caprine animals, pigs, poultry and horse | 0.50 pg/g wet weight | - |
| B | 4.1.2.2 | Liver and derived products thereof of ovine animals | 2.00 pg/g wet weight | - |
| B | 4.1.2.3 | Liver and derived products thereof of wild game birds | 5.0 pg/g wet weight | - |
| B | 4.1.3 | Fat | - | |
| B | 4.1.3.1 | Fat of bovine animals and sheep | 4.0 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.3.2 | Fat of pigs | 1.25 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.3.3 | Fat of poultry | 3.0 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.4 | Mixed animal fats | 2.50 pg/g fat | - |
| B | 4.1.5 | 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 | 6.5 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. |
| B | 4.1.6 | Muscle meat of wild caught fresh water fish and products thereof | 6.5 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. |
| B | 4.1.7 | Muscle meat of wild caught spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and products thereof | 6.5 pg/g wet weight | - |
| B | 4.1.8 | Muscle meat of wild caught eel (Anguilla anguilla) and products thereof | 10.0 pg/g wet weight | - |
| B | 4.1.9 | Fish liver and derived products thereof except products listed in 4.1.10 | 20.0 pg/g wet weight | In the case of canned fish liver, the maximum level applies to the whole edible content of the can. |