ANNEX IProduct Function Categories (PFCs) of EU fertilising products
PART IIREQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PFCS
PFC 1(A): ORGANIC FERTILISER
1.An organic fertiliser shall contain:
organic carbon (Corg) and
nutrients
of solely biological origin.
An organic fertiliser may contain peat, leonardite and lignite, but no other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2.Contaminants in an organic fertiliser must not exceed the following limit values:
- (a) cadmium (Cd)
1,5 mg/kg dry matter,
- (b) hexavalent chromium (Cr VI)
2 mg/kg dry matter,
- (c) mercury (Hg)
1 mg/kg dry matter,
- (d) nickel (Ni)
50 mg/kg dry matter,
- (e) lead (Pb)
120 mg/kg dry matter, and
- (f) inorganic arsenic (As)
40 mg/kg dry matter.
Biuret (C2H5N3O2) must not be present in an organic fertiliser.
3.
The copper (Cu) content in an organic fertiliser must not exceed 300 mg/kg dry matter, and the zinc (Zn) content in an organic fertiliser must not exceed 800 mg/kg dry matter.
4.Pathogens in an organic fertiliser must not exceed the limits set out in the following table:
Micro-organisms to be tested | Sampling plans | Limit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | c | m | M | |
Salmonella spp. | 5 | 0 | 0 | Absence in 25 g or 25 ml |
Escherichia coli or Enterococcaceae | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 000 in 1 g or 1 ml |
Where:
- n
number of samples to be tested,
- c
number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in colony forming units (CFU) is between m and M,
- m
threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory,
- M
maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU.