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Legal limits

Correct at 25.01.2006

Ochratoxin AMicrogram/kg
Infant food0.5
Cereals (raw grains)5
Cereals derivatives3
Deoxynivalenol (DON)Microgram/kg
Unprocessed cereals (excluding durum wheat, oats and maize)1250
Unprocessed durum wheat and oats1750
Unprocessed maize
Cereal flour750
Bread500
Pasta750
Infant food200
Proposed limit for cereal products500
Proposed limit for infant foods100
ZearalenoneMicrogram/kg
Unprocessed cereals (excluding maize)2000
Unprocessed maize
Cereal flour (excluding maize flour)1750
Bread, biscuits, pastries50
Non-maize cereals and snacks50
Maize based infant food200
Other infant food20
FumonisinsMicrogram/kg
Unprocessd maize2000
Infant food200
Other maize based food400
Maize flour1000
T-2 & HT-2Microgram/kg
Proposed limit for cereal products200
Proposed limit for cereal-based foods for infants and young children50
AflatoxinsMicrogram/kg
(B1) Infant food0.1
(M1) Infant follow on & milk0.025
(B1) Groundnuts, Nuts and dried fruit and related derivatives2
(B1, B2, G1, G2) Groundnuts, Nuts and dried fruit and related derivatives4
(B1) Screened groundnuts8
(B1, B2, G1, G2) Screened groundnuts15
(B1) Screened maize5
(B1, B2, G1, G2) Screened maize10
(B1) Other screened nuts and fruit10
(B1, B2, G1, G2) Other screened nuts and fruit15
(B1) Cereals for direct human consumption2
(B1) Screened cereals-
(M1) Milk0.05
(B1, B2, G1, G2)Cereals for direct human consumption4
Heavy Metalsmg/kg wet weight
(Lead) Milk0.02
(Lead) Infant food0.02
(Lead) Cereals buckwheat, legumes and pulses0.2
(Cadmium) Cereals (exc bran, germ, wheat and rice)0.1
(Cadmium) Bran, germ, wheat and rice0.2
(Cadmium) Soybeans0.2
Monochloropropane-1, 2-diol (3-MCPD)mg/kg
Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein0.02
PatulinMicrogram/kg
Infant food10
Dioxins (PCDDs, PCDFs)Nanogram/kg
All feed materials0.5 ng relative to moisture content 12%
Compound feeds0.4 ng relative to moisture content 12%
Cereals0.4 ng relative to moisture content 12%

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