February 2007 update on chemical contaminants

Thursday 1 March 2007

This interested parties letter contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.

Full details are available at the link below. Topics covered in the February 2007 update include:

General Contaminants Legislation
Publication of the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2007, giving effect in England to Commission Regulation 1881/2006.

Codex
Publication of the draft agenda for Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF) 2007.

Mycotoxins
Updates on the amendment of Commission Decision 2006/504/EC on control of the import of certain foodstuffs, and amendments to the aflatoxin guidance document.

Publication of UK Codes of Good Agricultural Practice for the reduction of fusarium and ochratoxin A mycotoxins in cereals.

Requests for questionnaire responses regarding the impact of possible maximum limits for ochratoxin A and fusarium toxins.

Updates on the fusarium toxin forum, the Commission Recommendation on ergot, and activities of the Community Reference Laboratory for mycotoxins.

Publication of two codes of practice for the reduction of mycotoxins in cereals

Miscellaneous
Update of EU discussions on morphine in poppy seeds and hydrocyanic acid in apricot kernels.