Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.

Country

Type of law

Legislation

Source

FAO , FAOLEX

Abstract

With a view to protecting public health, this Regulation sets forth maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs so as to keep them at levels which are toxicologically acceptable. The foodstuffs listed in the Annex shall not be placed on the market where they contain a contaminant listed therein at a level exceeding the maximum level allowed. Further provisions regard monitoring and reporting.

Attached files

http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/eur68134.pdf

http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/eur68134original.pdf

Web site

http://europa.eu

Date of text

19 Dec 2006

Notes

An unofficial consolidated version of the present Regulation as amended last by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1237 of 7 July 2017 is attached.

Repealed

Yes

Serial Imprint

Official Journal of the European Union L 364, 20 December 2006, pp. 5-24.

Source language

English

Legislation status

repealed

Legislation Amendment

No

Amended by

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1126/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards Fusarium toxins in maize and maize products.

on 28 Sep 2007

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 565/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards the establishment of a maximum level for dioxins and PCBs in fish liver.

on 18 Jun 2008

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 629/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.

on 02 Jul 2008

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 165/2010 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards aflatoxins.

on 26 Feb 2010

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 105/2010 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards ochratoxin A.

on 05 Feb 2010

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 420/2011 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.

on 29 Apr 2011

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1259/2011 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs.

on 02 Dec 2011

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1258/2011 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for nitrates in foodstuffs.

on 02 Dec 2011

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 594/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards the maximum levels of the contaminants ochratoxin A, non dioxin-like PCBs and melamine in foodstuffs.

on 05 Jul 2012

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1058/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for aflatoxins in dried figs.

on 12 Nov 2012

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1067/2013 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of the contaminants dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in liver of terrestrial animals.

on 30 Oct 2013

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 212/2014 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of the contaminant citrinin in food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus.

on 06 Mar 2014

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 488/2014 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in foodstuffs.

on 12 May 2014

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 696/2014 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of erucic acid in vegetable oils and fats and foods containing vegetable oils and fats.

on 24 Jun 2014

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1327/2014 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in traditionally smoked meat and meat products and traditionally smoked fish and fishery products.

on 12 Dec 2014

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/704 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards the maximum level of non-dioxin-like PCBs in wild caught spiny dogfish.

on 30 Apr 2015

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1005 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of lead in certain foodstuffs.

on 25 Jun 2015

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of inorganic arsenic in foodstuffs.

on 25 Jun 2015

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1125 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Katsuobushi (dried bonito) and certain smoked Baltic herring.

on 10 Jul 2015

Comission Regulation (EU) 2015/1940 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of ergot sclerotia in certain unprocessed cereals and the provisions on monitoring and reporting.

on 28 Oct 2015

Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/239 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of tropane alkaloids in certain cereal-based foods for infants and young children.

on 19 Feb 2016

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1237 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards a maximum level of hydrocyanic acid in unprocessed whole, ground, milled, cracked, chopped apricot kernels placed on the market for the final consumer.

on 07 Jul 2017

Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/465 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of arsenic in certain foods.

on 03 Mar 2023

Implemented by

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1882/2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs.

on 19 Dec 2006

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1883/2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs.

on 19 Dec 2006

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 333/2007 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs.

on 28 Mar 2007

Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 210 of 2007).

on 29 Jan 2007

Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2007 (W.S.I. 840 (W. 73) of 2007).

on 13 Mar 2007

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 601/2008 on protective measures applying to certain fishery products imported from Gabon and intended for human consumption.

on 25 Jun 2008

Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 66 of 2007).

on 06 Feb 2007

Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 29 of 2007).

on 01 Feb 2007

Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1223 of 2009).

on 14 May 2009

Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2009 (W.S.I. No. 1386 (W.142) of 2009).

on 08 Jun 2009

Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 220 of 2009).

on 28 May 2009

Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 215 of 2009).

on 03 Jun 2009

Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 329 of 2010).

on 15 Sep 2010

Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 2228 of 2010).

on 06 Sep 2010

Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2010 (W.S.I. No. 2394 (W.206) of 2010).

on 28 Sep 2010

Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. No. 335 of 2010).

on 24 Sep 2010

European Communities (Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 (S.I. No. 218 of 2010).

on 19 May 2010

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 252/2012 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1883/2006.

on 21 Mar 2012

Orden PRE/466/2012 - Deroga la Orden de 25 de julio de 2001, L mites de determinados hidrocarburos arom ticos polic clicos en aceite de orujo de oliva.

on 05 Mar 2012

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on Food Hygiene of Foodstuffs of Animal Origin (No. 3 of 2009).

on 17 Dec 2009

European Communities (Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2012 (S.I. No. 276 of 2012).

on 25 Jul 2012

Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. No. 217 of 2013).

on 25 Jun 2013

Ordinance (SFS 2011:1494) on certain species of fish from the Baltic region.

on 08 Dec 2011

Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2013 (W.S.I. 2493 (W. 242) of 2013).

on 27 Sep 2013

Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 2196 of 2013).

on 03 Sep 2013

Regulation amending the Regulation on maximum level for certain contaminants in foodstuff.

on 24 Jun 2011

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 589/2014 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the control of levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs and repealing Regulation (EU) No. 252/2012.

on 02 Jun 2014

Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 229 of 2013).

on 01 Jan 2013

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/705 laying down methods of sampling and performance criteria for the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of erucic acid in foodstuffs and repealing Commission Directive 80/891/EEC.

on 30 Apr 2015

Regulation on veterinary requirements for the production of smoked meat products in relation to the maximum levels of contaminantion with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

on 19 Dec 2014

European Communities (Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (S.I. No. 377 of 2017).

on 16 Aug 2017

Government Decree No. 520 validating the Regulation on pollutants in foodstuffs.

on 16 Jan 2013

Regulation on the implementation of Council and Commission Regulations (EC) on food pollutants.

on 15 Jul 2011

Order No. 732 on mussels.

on 29 May 2020

Decree on the implementation of Council and Commission (EC) regulations on contaminants in foodstuffs.

on 15 Jul 2011

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (No. 81 of 2006).

on 24 Oct 2016

Decree No. BWBR0005758 of 10 December 1992, on the Preparation and Treatment of Foodstuffs under the Commodities Act.

on 14 Jun 2024

Repeals

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.

on 08 Mar 2001

Repealed by

Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.

on 25 Apr 2023