commiss regul ec march set maximum level contamin foodstuff text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec februari lai commun procedur contamin food articl thereof consult scientif committe food scf regul eec maximum level set contamin foodstuff order protect public health maximum level adopt form exhaust commun list level contamin foodstuff sampl analysi method appli commiss regul ec januari set maximum level contamin foodstuff amend regul ec amend substanti time amend made recast interest clariti essenti order protect public health contamin level toxicolog accept presenc contamin reduc mean good manufactur agricultur practic order achiev higher level health protect sensit group popul view dispar law member state regard maximum level contamin foodstuff consequ risk distort competit commun measur order ensur market uniti abid principl proportion member state adopt surveil measur presenc contamin foodstuff commun legisl set maximum level contamin food intend infant young children cover commiss direct eec amend direct ec commiss direct ec amend direct ec consult scf specif maximum level foodstuff establish level set regul appli foodstuff stricter level set nation legisl food ingredi product compound foodstuff compli maximum level set regul prior addit compound foodstuff order avoid dilut veget major sourc nitrat human intak scf opinion septemb state total intak nitrat accept daili intak recommend continu effort reduc exposur nitrat food water nitrat convert nitrit nitrosamin urg good agricultur practic adopt ensur nitrat level low achiev scf emphasis concern presenc nitrat discourag increas consumpt veget veget essenti nutrit function plai import role health protect specif measur design provid control sourc nitrat code good agricultur practic reduc nitrat level veget climat condit influenc level nitrat veget maximum nitrat level fix veget depend season climat condit vari wide part commun member state allow transit period authoris market lettuc spinach grown intend consumpt territori nitrat level higher fix point annex provid quantiti present remain accept point view public health lettuc spinach produc establish member state abovement authoris progress modifi farm method appli good agricultur practic recommend nation level compli maximum level laid commun level end transit period desir achiev common valu level set lettuc spinach review reduc januari review base monitor carri member state applic code good agricultur practic order fix maximum level low achiev monitor nitrat level lettuc spinach applic good agricultur practic carri mean proportion desir object monitor result obtain light risk experi gain applic code good agricultur practic member state close observ year member state commun result monitor report measur progress regard applic code good agricultur practic reduc nitrat level exchang view member state report place annual lower limit fix open grown lettuc lettuc grown glass order effect control limit set open grown lettuc appli lettuc grown glass absenc precis label aflatoxin mycotoxin produc speci aspergillu develop high temperatur humid level aflatoxin genotox carcinogen substanc present larg number food substanc type threshold harm effect observ toler daili intak set current scientif technic knowledg improv product storag techniqu prevent develop mould enabl presenc aflatoxin food elimin advis set limit low achiev effort improv product harvest storag method order reduc develop mould encourag aflatoxin group includ number compound vari toxic frequenc food aflatoxin toxic compound advis safeti reason limit total aflatoxin content food compound aflatoxin content aflatoxin metabol product aflatoxin present milk milk product anim consum contamin feed aflatoxin regard danger genotox carcinogen substanc aflatoxin prevent presenc thereof milk milk product intend human consumpt young children recognis sort physic treatment method make reduc aflatoxin content groundnut nut dri fruit order minimis effect trade advis admit higher aflatoxin content product intend direct human consumpt ingredi foodstuff case maximum limit aflatoxin fix take consider time effect mention treatment groundnut nut dri fruit compli treatment maximum limit fix product intend direct human consumpt ingredi foodstuff case cereal exclud sort method physic treatment reduc level contamin aflatoxin order check real effect method fix specif maximum limit unprocess cereal foreseen limit period appli maximum limit laid annex cereal process product thereof intend direct human consumpt ingredi foodstuff absenc data justifi fix specif maximum limit unprocess cereal defin period time maximum limit laid cereal process product thereof intend direct human consumpt ingredi food appli unprocess cereal effect control respect limit fix product question exact destin mean suitabl label product level aflatoxin exceed maximum limit brought circul mixtur foodstuff ingredi foodstuff articl regul eec member state maintain nation provis maximum limit aflatoxin foodstuff commun provis adopt lead absorpt constitut risk public health lead induc reduc cognit develop intellectu perform children increas blood pressur cardiovascular diseas adult past decad level food decreas significantli ow awar lead health problem sourc relat effort reduc emiss lead improv qualiti assur chemic analysi scf conclud opinion june level lead foodstuff alarm longer term action follow object lower level lead foodstuff maximum level low achiev cadmium accumul human bodi induc kidnei dysfunct skelet damag reproduct defici exclud act human carcinogen scf opinion june recommend greater effort reduc dietari exposur cadmium foodstuff main sourc human intak cadmium maximum level set low achiev methylmercuri induc alter normal develop brain infant higher level induc neurolog adult mercuri contamin fish fisheri product protect public health maximum level mercuri fisheri product laid commiss decis eec reason transpar relev measur laid decis transfer present regul updat level low achiev take account physiolog reason speci concentr mercuri easili tissu monochloropropan diol mcpd creat food process condit produc manufactur savouri food ingredi quot hydrolys veget protein quot produc acid hydrolysi method acid hvp adjust product process signific decreas mcpd abovement product achiev past year recent member state report high level mcpd sampl soi sauc order enforc good manufactur practic protect health consum maximum level mcpd set scf advis opinion decemb confirm june mcpd regard genotox carcinogen residu mcpd food product undetect recent perform toxicolog studi substanc act genotox carcinogen vivo maximum level set annex mcpd base scf opinion scf reevalu toxic mcpd light studi adequaci maximum level reconsid scf opinion member state request examin foodstuff occurr mcpd order set maximum level addit foodstuff maximum level adopt commun level review regularli account advanc scientif technic knowledg improv manufactur agricultur practic object achiev steadili decreas level measur provid regul accord opinion stand committe foodstuff adopt regul articl foodstuff annex market higher contamin level annex maximum level annex appli edibl part foodstuff mention sampl analysi method appli annex articl case product mention articl dri dilut process compos ingredi maximum level applic laid annex take account concentr contamin caus dry dilut process concentr contamin caus process rel proport ingredi product analyt limit quantif subparagraph appli specif maximum level fix dri dilut process compound product maximum level annex appli food intend infant young children cover direct eec direct ec stricter level set nation legisl food product take account concentr contamin caus dry dilut process rel concentr ingredi product specif maximum level contamin foodstuff establish april latest prejudic articl prohibit product food ingredi product compound foodstuff compli maximum level set annex articl member state justifi authoris transit period place market fresh lettuc fresh spinach grown intend consumpt territori nitrat level higher set maximum level point annex provid code good agricultur practic appli achiev gradual progress level laid regul member state inform member state commiss year step implement subparagraph member state commun commiss june year result monitor report measur progress made regard applic improv code good agricultur practic reduc nitrat level lettuc spinach inform data code good agricultur practic base member state appli paragraph carri monitor nitrat level lettuc spinach appli good agricultur practic mean proportion desir object monitor result obtain light risk experi gain articl maximum limit aflatoxin applic product laid point annex applic process product thereof specif maximum limit fix process product regard aflatoxin product mention point annex prohibit mix product compli maximum level laid annex product exceed maximum level mix product subject sort techniqu physic treatment product intend direct human consumpt ingredi foodstuff product compli maximum level laid point annex ingredi manufactur foodstuff detoxifi product chemic treatment groundnut nut dri fruit compli maximum level aflatoxin laid point annex cereal compli maximum level laid point market provid product intend direct human consumpt ingredi foodstuff compli maximum level laid point annex groundnut point annex nut dri fruit subject secondari treatment involv sort physic treatment treatment maximum limit laid point annex exceed treatment result harm residu label show destin bear indic quot product subject sort physic treatment reduc aflatoxin contamin human consumpt ingredi foodstuff quot articl basi result control carri member state check complianc maximum level nitrat laid section annex report regard applic improv code good agricultur practic reduc nitrat level evalu data member state base good agricultur practic commiss proce year januari time review maximum level object reduc level basi scientif data result control carri member state check complianc maximum level heavi metal mcpd section annex commiss proce year april time review maximum level object ensur high level consum health protect articl regul ec repeal effect april refer repeal regul constru refer regul read accord correl tabl annex ii articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun appli april section heavi metal mcpd annex appli product lawfulli commun market date regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel march commiss david byrn member commiss oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj annex maximum level contamin foodstuff gt tabl gt gt tabl gt gt tabl gt gt tabl gt annex ii correl tabl gt tabl gt