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Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2007 of 28 March 2007 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.(1) Sampling and analysis for the official control of the...

  3. Article 2.Directives 2001/22/EC, 2004/16/EC and 2005/10/EC are hereby repealed. References to...

  4. Article 3.This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  5. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. PART A DEFINITIONS

      2. PART B SAMPLING METHODS

        1. B.1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

          1. B.1.1. Personnel

          2. B.1.2. Material to be sampled

          3. B.1.3. Precautions to be taken

          4. B.1.4. Incremental samples

          5. B.1.5. Preparation of the aggregate sample

          6. B.1.6. Samples for enforcement, defence and referee purposes

          7. B.1.7. Packaging and transmission of samples

          8. B.1.8. Sealing and labelling of samples

        2. B.2. SAMPLING PLANS

        3. B.3. SAMPLING AT RETAIL STAGE

      3. PART C SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS

        1. C.1. LABORATORY QUALITY STANDARDS

        2. C.2. SAMPLE PREPARATION

          1. C.2.1. Precautions and general considerations

          2. C.2.2. Specific sample preparation procedures

            1. C.2.2.1. Specific procedures for lead, cadmium, mercury and inorganic tin

            2. C.2.2.2. Specific procedures for benzo(a)pyrene

          3. C.2.3. Treatment of the sample as received in the laboratory

          4. C.2.4. Samples for enforcement, defence and referee purposes

        3. C.3. METHODS OF ANALYSIS

          1. C.3.1. Definitions

          2. C.3.2. General requirements

          3. C.3.3. Specific requirements

            1. C.3.3.1. Performance criteria

            2. C.3.3.2. ‘Fitness-for-purpose’ approach

      4. PART D REPORTING AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

        1. D.1. REPORTING

          1. D.1.1. Expression of results

          2. D.1.2. Recovery calculations

          3. D.1.3. Measurement uncertainty

        2. D.2. INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

          1. D.2.1. Acceptance of a lot/sublot

          2. D.2.2. Rejection of a lot/sublot

          3. D.2.3. Applicability

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