Contaminants Analysis Ordinance.

Country/Territory: Austria
Document type: Regulation
Date: 2003
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Social Security and Future Generations on the sampling methods and methods of analysis for official control of levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.

Subject: Food & nutrition
Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Toxicity/poisoning MRL-maximum residue limit
Geographical area: Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe

Abstract: The present Ordinance implements, inter alia, Commission Directive 98/53/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. Article 1 of the above-mentioned Ordinance establishes that for the official control of the level of aflatoxins in foodstuffs the sampling has to be carried out in accordance with Annex I, and the analysis according to Annex II. The text consist of 7 articles and 8 Annexes.
Full text: German
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