Commission Directive 99/39/EC amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children.

Processed cereals-based foods and baby foods shall not contain any substance in such quantity as to endanger the health of infants and young children. Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods shall not contain residues of individual pesticides at levels exceeding 0,01 mg/kg, except for those substances for which specific levels have been set in Annex VII, in which case these specific levels shall apply. The above levels apply to process cereal-based foods and baby foods as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturer. Analytical methods for determining the levels of pesticide residues shall be generally acceptable standardised methods. Those pesticides listed in Annex VIII shall not be used in agricultural products intended for the production of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods. Microbiological criteria shall be established as necessary. Annexes VII and VIII are added.