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.

Country/Territory: European Union
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2014
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Official Journal of the European Union L 67, 7 March 2014, pp. 3 and 4.

Subject: Food & nutrition
Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Residues Cereals/grains/rice Agricultural commodities
Geographical area: European Union Countries
Entry into force notes: The Regulation enters into force on 27 March 2014. It applies from 1 April 2014.

Abstract: This Regulation supplements section 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 by inserting new provisions concerning the maximum levels of the contaminant citrinin applicable to food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus.
Full text: English
Website: europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

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

Legislation | European Union | 2006

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