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Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/688 on the monitoring and management of the presence of dioxins and PCBs in fish and fishery products from the Baltic region.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 118, 4 May 2016, pp. 16-23.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Residues Fish products
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

Denmark, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden should, with the active involvement of food business operators, perform monitoring for the presence of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in fish and fishery products such as liver from the Baltic region, in accordance with Annex I to this Recommendation. Reference is made to the sampling procedures laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 589/2014.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

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.

Legislation | European Union | 2014

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Agricultural commodities, Beverages, Cereals/grains/rice, Vegetables/legumes, Fish products, Fruits/edible nuts, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Molluscs, Breastfeeding/infant food, Toxicity/poisoning, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX