REGULATION (EC) n. 856/2005 - 03/07/2006
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) n. 856/2005 of 6 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards Fusarium toxins: it applies from 1 July 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) n. 856/2005of 6 June 2005 amends Regulation (EC) n. 466/2001 as regards Fusarium toxins and it applies from 1 July 2006 as regards the maximum levels for:
- deoxynivalenol (DON) on cereals (except for unprocessed maize and rice) and derivatives (except for rice products);
- zearalenone (ZEA) on cereals (except for unprocessed maize and rice) and derivatives (except for maize and rice derivatives).
This Regulation does not apply to products which were placed on the market before 1 July 2006 in conformity with the provisions applicable.
Given the low contamination levels of Fusarium toxins found in rice, no maximum levels are proposed for rice or rice products.
For maize, not all factors involved in the formation of Fusarium toxins, in particular zearalenone and fumonisins B1 and B2 are yet precisely known. Therefore, the relative maximum levels will be fixed in 2007 (July 2007 for ZEA and DON, October 2007 for fumonisins).
In the following tables are reported the maximum levels for DON and ZEA.
ANNEX: In Section 2 “Mycotoxins” of Annex I, the following point is added:
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PRODUCT (3) |
Maximum level
(µg/kg or ppb) |
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2.4. DEOXYNIVALENOL (DON) |
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2.4.1. Unprocessed cereals or placed on the market for first-stage processing, other than durum wheat, oats and maize |
1250 |
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2.4.2. Unprocessed durum wheat and oats |
1750 |
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2.4.3. Unprocessed maize |
--- (1) |
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2.4.4. Cereal flour, including maize flour, maize grits ands maize meal and similar products otherwise denominated such as semolina |
750 |
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2.4.5. Bread, pastries, biscuits, cereal snacks and breakfast cereals |
500 |
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2.4.6. Pasta (dry) |
750 |
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2.4.7. Processed cereal-based food for infants and young children and baby food (2) |
200 |
(1) If no specific level is fixed before 1 July 2007, the level of 1750 ěg/kg will apply thereafter to maize referred to in this point.
(2) The maximum level refers to the dry matter.
(3) For the purpose of the application of maximum levels, rice is not included in "cereals" and rice products not included in "cereal products."
ANNEX: In Section 2 “Mycotoxins” of Annex I, the following point is added:
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Maximum level
(µg/kg or ppb) |
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2.5. ZEARALENONE |
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2.5.1. Unprocessed cereals or placed on the market for first-stage processing, other than maize |
100 |
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2.5.2. Unprocessed maize |
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2.5.3. Cereal flour except maize flour |
|
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2.5.4. Maize flour, maize meal, maize grits and similar products otherwise denominated such as semolina, refined maize oil |
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2.5.5. Bread, pastries, biscuits
- Maize snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals
- Other cereal snacks and breakfast cereals |
50
--- (1)
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2.5.6.
- Processed maize-based foods for infants and young children
- Other processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children and baby food (2) |
20
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(1) If no specific level is fixed before 1 July 2007, the level of:
- 200 ppb will apply thereafter to unprocessed maize
- 200 ppb will apply thereafter to maize flour, maize meal, maize grits and refined maize oil
- 50 ppb will apply thereafter to maize snacks and maize-based breakfast cereals
- 20 ppb will apply thereafter to processed maize-based foods for infants and young children.
(2) The maximum level refers to the dry matter.
(3) For the purpose of the application of maximum levels, rice is not included in "cereals" and rice products not included in "cereal products."
Referring to the topic above specified, Chemical Control laboratory is able to support the customer in the quantitative analytical determination of the involved mycotoxins in foddstuffs.
For further information please contact:
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