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Commission Recommendation 2004/705/EC on the monitoring of background levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 321, 22 October 2004, pp. 45-52.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Data collection/reporting Toxicity/poisoning
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

The European Commission hereby recommends to Member States the performance, from the year 2004 onwards until 31 December 2006, the monitoring of the background presence of dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs using the recommended minimum frequency of samples to be analysed yearly, as foreseen in the table of Annex I. The Member States shall provide the Commission the monitoring data with the information and in the format provided for in Annex II for compilation into one database.

Full text
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Website
europa.eu