Regulatory & Scientific Affairs

Regulatory & Scientific Affairs

Food Safety

Chemical safety
Contaminants
Aflatoxins
• Codex Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Tree Nuts.
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• Codex Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts.
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• Report of the 1st Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods 16-20 April 2007.
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• Summary and Conclusions of the 68th Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), Geneva, 19-28 June 2007.
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• EFSA "Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to the potential increase of consumer health risk by a possible increase of the existing maximum levels for Aflatoxins in Almonds, Hazelnuts and Pistachios and derived products" The EFSA Journal (2007).
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• Guidance document for competent authorities for the control of compliance with EU legislation on Aflatoxins.
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• Commission Decision of 1 August 2007 amending Decision 2006/504/EC on special conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by aflatoxins as regards almonds and derived products originating in or consigned from the United States of America (2007/563/EC).
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• Commission Decision 2007/459 of 25 June 2007 amending Decision 2006/504/EC on special conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by aflatoxins.
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• Commission Decision 2006/504/EC of 12 July 2006 on especial conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by Aflatoxins.
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• Commission Regulation (EC) No 683/2004 of 13 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in foods for infants and young children.
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• EC comments on Agenda Item 7 a) b) c) and d): Agenda items related to draft maximum level and sampling for total Aflatoxins in almonds hazelnuts and pistachios for further processing and "ready-to-eat". European Community comments for the Codex Committee On Contaminants In Food (1st Session, Beijing, 16-20 April 2007).
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• EC comments on Agenda Item 7e: Discussion paper on Aflatoxin contamination in Brazil nuts. European Community comments for the Codex Committee On Contaminants In Food (1st Session, Beijing, 16-20 April 2007).
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• EC comments on Agenda Item 14d: Discussion paper on Aflatoxins in dried figs.
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• Proposed draft Appendix to the Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Tree Nuts (CX/FAC 06/38/20) Agenda Item 13 (a). European Community comments for the Codex Committee On Food Additives And Contaminants (38th Session, The Netherlands, 24-28 April 2006).
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• Proposed draft Sampling Plan for Aflatoxin Contamination in Almonds, Brazil nuts, Hazelnuts and Pistachios (CX/FAC 06/38/21) Agenda Item 13 (b). European Community comments for the Codex Committee On Food Additives And Contaminants (38th Session, The Netherlands, 24-28 April 2006).
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• Draft Maximum Level for total Aflatoxins in unprocessed Almonds, Hazelnuts and Pistachios and Proposed Draft Maximum Level for total Aflatoxins in processed Almonds, Hazelnuts and PISTACHIOS (ALINORM 05/28/12, APP XXII) and discussion paper with proposals for a maximum level for total Aflatoxins in processed Almonds, Hazelnuts Pistachios (CX/FAC 05/37/23) Agenda item 13 (c). European Community comments for the Codex Committee On Food Additives And Contaminants (38th Session, The Netherlands, 24-28 April 2006).
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• Discussion Paper on Aflatoxin Contamination in Brazil Nuts (CX/FAC 06/38/24) Agenda Item 13 (d). European Community comments for the Codex Committee On Food Additives And Contaminants (38th Session, The Netherlands, 24-28 April 2006).
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• Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 approving the pre-export checks carried out by the USA on peanuts and derived products thereof as regards the presence of aflatoxins (Commission Decision 2008/47/EC published on 15 January 2008, in OJ L 11).
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• Programa Provisional de la Segunda Reuni´on del Comité del Codex sobre Contaminantes de los Alimentos. La Haya, Países Bajos, 31 de Marzo – 4 de Abril de 2008.
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• Ordre du jour provisoire. Deuxième session Comité du Codex sur les Contaminants dans les Aliments. La Haye (Pays-Bas), 31 mars- 4 avril 2008.
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• Provisional Agenda of the Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. The Hague, The Netherlands, 31 March - 4 April 2008.
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• Documento de debate sobre la contaminación por Aflatoxinas en las nueces del Brasil. Segunda Reunión del Comité del Codex sobre Contaminantes de los Alimentos. La Haya, Países Bajos, 31 de Marzo - 4 de Abril de 2008.
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• Document de travail sur la contamination des noix du Brésil par les Aflatoxines. Deuxième session Comité du Codex sur les Contaminants dans les Aliments. La Haye, Pays-Bas, 31 Mars - 4 Avril 2008.
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• Proposed draft code of practice for the reduction of Acrylamide in food (n06-2006). Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. The Hague, Netherlands, 31 March - 04 April 2008. Agenda item 8.
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• Proposed draft sampling plans for Aflatoxin contamination in almonds, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts and pistachios (n07-2004). Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. The Hague, Netherlands, 31 March - 04 April 2008. Agenda Item 11(c).
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• Discussion paper on Aflatoxin contamination in Brazil nuts. Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. The Hague, Netherlands, 31 March - 04 April 2008.
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• Proposed draft sampling plans for aflatoxin contamination in almonds, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts and pistachios. Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. The Hague, Netherlands, 31 March - 04 April 2008. Agenda Item 11(c)..
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• Proposed draft code of practice for the prevention and reduction of Aflatoxin contamination in dried figs. Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. The Hague, Netherlands, 31 March - 04 April 2008. Agenda Item 12..
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• Draft Commission Regulation on an increased level of official controls at the designated point of first arrival or at the designated point of import into the Community of feed and food of non animal origin due to known or emerging risk as foreseen in Art. 15.5 of Regulation 882/2004..
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• FVO Final report of a mission carried out in Ghana from 11 to 20 September 2007 in order to assess the official control systems in place to control Aflatoxin contamination in peanuts and peanut products intended for export to the European Union..
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• JECFA Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants. Sixty-eighth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives..
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• Report of the Second Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. The Hague, The Netherlands, 31 March - 4 April 2008.
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• Report of the 31st Session of the Code Alimentarius Commission. ADVANCE COPY.
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• Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Total Aflatoxins in Brazil Nuts. Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods, Third Session, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 23-27 March 2009.
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• Anteproyecto de Niveles Máximos y Plan de Muestreo para el Contenido Total de Aflatoxinas en las Nueces del Brasil. Comité del Codex sobre Contaminantes de los Alimentos, Tercera reunión, Rotterdam, Países Bajos, 23-27 de marzo de 2009.
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• Guidance Document for Competent Authorities for the Control of Compliance with EU Legislation on Aflatoxins. Updated March 2009.
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• FVO Final report of a mission carried out in Egypt from 25 November to 4 December 2008 in order to assess the control systems in place to prevent aflatoxin contamination in peanuts and to follow up recommendations made in report SANCO 3329/2001.
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• EFSA Scientific Opinion: Effects on public health of an increase of the levels for aflatoxin total from 4 µg/kg to 10 µg/kg for tree nuts other than almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios.
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• Report of the 32nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Rome, Italy, 29 June - 4 July 2009.
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• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 of 27 November 2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain foodstuffs from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins and repealing Decision 2006/504/EC.
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• Common Entry Document: Amended Electronic Version of the Common Entry Document set in Annex II of Regulation 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC.
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• Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2010 of 26 February 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs as regards aflatoxins.
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• Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Total Aflatoxins in Brazil Nuts. 4th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. Izmir, Turkey, 26 – 30 April 2010.
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• Proposed Draft Revision of the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin in Tree Nuts (Additional Measures for Brazil Nuts). 4th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods. Izmir, Turkey, 26 – 30 April 2010.
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• FVO Final report of a mission carried out in India from 01 to 12 October 2009 in order to assess the control system in place to control aflatoxin contamination in peanuts intended for export to the European Union and to follow up the recommendations of mission DG SANCO 7633/2005.
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• Commission Regulation (EU) No 178/2010 of 2 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 as regards groundnuts (peanuts), other oilseeds, tree nuts, apricot kernels, liquorice and vegetable oil.
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• Commission Regulation (EU) No 212/2010 of 12 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin.
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• Guidance Document for Competent Authorities for the Control of Compliance with EU Legislation on Aflatoxins.
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• Report of the 4th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food, Izmir, Turkey, 26-30 April 2010.
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• FVO Final report of a mission carried out in Azerbaijan from 17 to 25 November 2009 in order to assess the control system in place to control aflatoxin contamination in hazelnuts intended for export to the European Union.
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• Chile Amendment to Article 169 of Supreme Decree No. 977/96 of the Ministry of Health: Chilean Food Health Regulation. Mycotoxins in ready to eat foods. (Spanish).
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• Report of the 33rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 - 9 July 2010.
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