European Communities (Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 348 of 2012). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Residues Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the European Communities (Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2010 so as to give effect to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 594/2012 amending Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 as regards the maximum levels of the contaminants Ochratoxin A, non dioxin-like PCBs and melamine in foodstuffs. The principal regulations are amended in regulation in the definition of “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006” and in regulation 11 by inserting after paragraph (2) a new paragraph(2A), which exempts foodstuffs that were placed on the market before a specified date from the prohibition in regulation 6(2), which states that a person shall not place on the market any of the foodstuffs listed in the Annex where such foodstuffs contain a contaminant listed in the Annex, at a level exceeding the maximum level set out therein for the contaminant in question. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Commission Regulation (EU) No. 594/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as regards the maximum levels of the contaminants ochratoxin A, non dioxin-like PCBs and melamine in foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Toxicity/poisoning, 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, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends European Communities (Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 (S.I. No. 218 of 2010). Legislation | Ireland | 2010 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Residues Source: FAO, FAOLEX