COMMI SSION REGUL ATION (EU) 2022/2388 
of 7 December 2022
amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perf luoroalkyl subst ances in 
certain foods tuffs 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 Febr uary 1993 laying down Community procedures for 
contaminants in food (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (2)sets maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.
(2) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perf luorooctanoic acid (PFO A), perf luorononanoic acid (PFNA) and 
perf luorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) are perf luoroalkyl substances (PFASs), whic h are, or were used in numerous 
commercial and industr ial applications. Their widespread use, together with their persist ency in the environment 
has result ed in a widespread environmental contamination. Contamination of food with these substances is mainly 
the result of bioaccumulation in aquatic and terrestr ial food chains and the diet is the major source of PFASs 
exposure. However also the use of food contact mat erials containing PFASs is likely to contr ibute to human 
exposure to them.
(3) On 9 July 2020 , the European Food Safety Author ity (‘the Auth ority’) adopt ed an opinion on the risk to human 
health related to the presence of perf luoroalkyl substances in food (3). The Authority concluded that PFOS, PFO A, 
PFNA and PFHxS can cause developmental effects and may have adverse effects on serum choleste rol, the liver and 
the immune syste m and birth weight. It considered the effects on the immune system as the most critical effect and 
it established a group tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 4,4 ng/kg body weight per week for the sum of PFOS, PFO A, 
PFNA and PFHxS, which is also protect ive against the other effects of those substances. It concluded that the 
exposure of parts of the European population to those substances exceed s the TWI, which is of concer n.
(4) Maximum levels in food for those substances should theref ore be set to ensure a high level of human health 
prote ction.
(5) A reasonable period should be provided to allow for the food business operat ors to adapt to the maximum levels set 
out in this Regulation.
(6) Taking into account that certain foodstuffs covered by this Regulation have a long shelf life, foodstuffs that were 
lawfully placed on the mark et before the date of application of this Regulation, should be allowed to remain on the 
mark et.
(7) Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 should theref ore be amended according ly.
(8) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
(1)OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1.
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs 
(OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5).
(3)EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONT AM); Scientif ic opinion on the risk to human health related to the presence of 
perf luoroalkyl substances in food. EFSA Journal 2020; 18(9):6223, https://efsa.onlinelibrar y.wiley .com/doi/full/10.2903/j. 
efsa.2020.6223EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 316/38 8.12.2022  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Foodstuffs listed in the Annex, lawfully placed on the mark et before 1 Januar y 2023 , may remain on the market until their 
date of minimum durability or use-by date.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.
It shall apply from 1 Januar y 2023 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 December 2022 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.12.2022 L 316/39  ANNEX 
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, the follo wing section is added:
‘Section 10: Perfluoroalky l substances
Foodstuffs (1)Maximum Levels μg/kg wet weight
PFOS * PFO A* PFNA * PFHxS *Sum of PFOS, 
PFO A, PFNA and 
PFHxS *,**
10.1 Eggs 1,0 0,30 0,70 0,30 1,7
10.2 Fisher y products 26 and bivalve molluscs 26
10.2.1 Fish meat 24, 25
10.2.1.1 Muscle meat of fish, excep t those listed 
under 10.2.1.2 and 10.2.1.3.
Muscle meat of fish listed in 10.2.1.2 
and 10.2.1.3, in case they are intended for 
the production of food for infants and young 
children.2,0 0,20 0,50 0,20 2,0
10.2.1.2 Muscle meat of the followi ng fish, in case 
they are not intended for the production of 
food for infants and young children:
Baltic herring (Clupea haren gus membr as)
Bonito (Sarda and Orcynopsis species)
Burbot (Lota lota)
European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
Flounder (Platichthys flesus and 
Glyptocephalus cynog lossus)
Grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Horse mack erel (Trachur us trachur us)
Pike (Esox species)
Plaice (Pleur onectes and Lepidopsetta species)
Sardine and pilch ard (Sardina species)
Seabass (Dicentr archus species)
Sea catfish (Silur us and Pangasius species)
Sea lampre y (Petromyzon marinus)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Vendace (Cor egonus albula and Coregonus 
vandesius)
Silverly lightf ish (Phosichthys argenteus)
Wild salmon and wild trout (wild Salmo and 
Oncorhynchus species)
Wolf fish (Anarhichas species)7,0 1,0 2,5 0,20 8,0EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 316/40 8.12.2022  10.2.1.3 Muscle meat of the followi ng fish, in case 
they are not intended for the production of 
food for infants and young children:
Ancho vy (Eng raulis species)
Babel (Barbus barbus)
Bream (Abr amis species)
Char (Salvelinus species)
Eel (Anguilla species)
Pike -perch (Sander species)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Smelt (Osmer us species)
White fish (Coregonus species)35 8,0 8,0 1,5 45
10.2.2 Crustaceans 26, 47 and bivalve molluscs 26.
For crustaceans the maximum level shall 
apply to muscle meat from appendages and 
abdomen 44. In case of crabs and crab-lik e 
crustaceans (Brach yura and Anomura) 
muscle meat from appendage s.3,0 0,70 1,0 1,5 5,0
10.3 Meat and edible offal 6
10.3.1 Meat of bovine animals, pig and poultr y 0,30 0,80 0,20 0,20 1,3
10.3.2 Meat of sheep 1,0 0,20 0,20 0,20 1,6
10.3.3 Offal of bovine animals, sheep, pig and 
poultr y6,0 0,70 0,40 0,50 8,0
10.3.4 Meat of game animals, with the exce ption of 
bear meat5,0 3,5 1,5 0,60 9,0
10.3.5 Offal of game animals, with the excep tion of 
bear offal50 25 45 3,0 50
* The maximum level applies to the sum of linear and branc hed stereo isomers, whether they are chromatographically separated or not.
** For the sum of PFOS, PFO A, PFNA and PFHxS, lower bound concentrations are calculated on the assump tion that all the values below 
the limit of quantification are zero.’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 8.12.2022 L 316/41  