commiss regul ec march amend regul ec 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 commiss regul ec amend regul ec set maximum level contamin foodstuff appli april member state adopt plan adopt maximum level aflatoxin spice maximum level ochratoxin foodstuff view dispar member state consequ risk distort competit commun measur order ensur market uniti abid principl proportion aflatoxin aflatoxin genotox carcinogen substanc substanc type threshold harm effect observ admiss daili intak set current scientif technic knowledg improv product storag techniqu prevent develop mould enabl presenc aflatoxin spice elimin limit set low achiev result coordin control programm perform member state accord commiss recommend ec januari coordin programm offici control foodstuff maximum level aflatoxin foodstuff establish show speci spice high level aflatoxin establish maximum limit speci spice larg quantiti high incid contamin maximum limit review reduc decemb take account possibl reduc aflatoxin contamin spice improv product harvest storag method progress scientif technolog knowledg ochratoxin mycotoxin produc fungi penicillium aspergillu speci occur natur varieti plant product cereal coffe bean cocoa bean dri fruit world detect product cereal product coffe wine beer spice grape juic product anim origin pig kidnei investig frequenc level occurr ochratoxin food human blood sampl foodstuff frequent contamin ochratoxin mycotoxin carcinogen nephrotox teratogen immunotox possibl neurotox properti link nephropathi human ochratoxin long half life human scientif committe food consid opinion ochratoxin septemb prudent reduc exposur ochratoxin ensur exposur lower end rang toler daili intak ng kg bw dai estim bodi ng kg bw dai current scientif technic knowledg improv product storag techniqu prevent develop mould altogeth ochratoxin elimin food limit set low achiev main contributor dietari intak ochratoxin cereal cereal product prevent major import avoid contamin protect consum addit establish maximum limit cereal cereal product level achiev condit prevent action avoid contamin stage product commercialis chain appli dri vine fruit currant raisin sultana found highli contamin dri vine fruit import dietari sourc ochratoxin peopl high level consumpt children establish time limit level technolog achiev imper improv practic reduc contamin presenc ochratoxin observ coffe wine beer grape juic cocoa spice investig research undertaken member state interest parti profession organis determin factor involv format ochratoxin determin prevent measur reduc presenc ochratoxin foodstuff product effort made regard research prevent measur reduc ochratoxin content pend establish maximum limit basi quot low achiev quot alara principl effort undertaken reduc ochratoxin content product establish maximum limit product order protect public health assess technolog feasibl regul ec amend measur provid regul accord opinion stand committe food chain anim health adopt regul articl regul ec amend articl amend introductori phrase replac quot regard aflatoxin ochratoxin product mention point annex prohibit quot point quot quot replac quot quot articl paragraph insert quot commiss review maximum limit aflatoxin laid point section annex decemb latest reduc account progress scientif technolog knowledg commiss review provis point section annex decemb latest maximum limit ochratoxin dri vine fruit view includ maximum limit ochratoxin green roast coffe coffe product wine beer grape juic cocoa cocoa product spice take account investig undertaken prevent measur appli reduc presenc ochratoxin product purpos member state interest parti commun year commiss result investig undertaken progress regard applic prevent measur avoid contamin ochratoxin quot annex amend set annex regul articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun appli april regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel march commiss david byrn member commiss oj oj oj oj annex section mycotoxin annex regul ec ad gt tabl gt quot quot oj