EU Directives

The EU issues numerous regulations and directives on various subjects, including foodstuff and food safety.

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Here is a list of recent EU directives, recommandations and regulations regarding monitoring of various substances and contaminants in foodstuffs and feedingstuffs:

• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1883/2006 of 19 December 2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs - Read
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs - Read
• COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 16 November 2006 on the monitoring of background levels of dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and non-dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs - Read
• COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 11 October 2004 on the monitoring of background levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in feedingstuffs. Official Journal 2004; L 321: 38-44 143 - Read
• COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2375/2001 of 29 November 2001 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. Official Journal 2001; L 321: 1-5 143 - Read
• COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2002/70/EC of 26 July 2002 establishing requirements for the determination of levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in feedingstuffs. Official Journal 2002; L 209:15-29 134 - Read
• COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2002/69/EC of 26 July 2002 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of dioxins and the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs. Offical Journal 2002; L 209:5-14 148 - Read
• COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 1999/29/EC of 22 April 1999 on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition. Offical Journal 1999; L 115:32-46 141 - Read
• COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2004/44/EC of 13 April 2004 amending Directive 2002/69/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of dioxins and the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs.OJ 2004;L113:17-18 138 - Read
• COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2001/102/EC of 27 November 2001 amending Directive 1999/29/EC on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition. Offical Journal 2002; L 6:45-49 123 - Read
• COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 4 March 2002 on the reduction of the presence of dioxins, furans and PCBs in feedingstuffs and foodstuffs. Offical Journal 2002; L 67:69-73 137 Community strategy for dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls (2001/C322/02). Offical Journal 2001; C 322:2-18 93 - Read
• COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 11 October 2004 on the monitoring of background levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs. Offical Journal 2004; L 321:45-52 105 - Read
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs. Offical Journal 2001; L 77:1-13 - Read