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Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/2040 of 11 December 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in certain foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEX

In Section 8 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, the following entries are added:

a

The maximum level refers to the lowerbound sum of the following 21 pyrrolizidine alkaloids:

  • intermedine/lycopsamine, intermedine-N-oxide/lycopsamine-N-oxide,

  • senecionine/senecivernine, senecionine-N-oxide/senecivernine-N-oxide,

  • seneciphylline, seneciphylline-N-oxide,

  • retrorsine, retrorsine-N-oxide,

  • echimidine, echimidine-N-oxide,

  • lasiocarpine, lasiocarpine-N-oxide,

  • senkirkine,

  • europine, europine-N-oxide,

  • heliotrine and heliotrine-N-oxide

and the following additional 14 pyrrolizidine alkaloids known to co-elute with one or more of the above identified 21 pyrrolizidine alkaloids, making use of certain currently used analytical methods:

  • indicine, echinatine, rinderine (possible co-elution with lycopsamine/intermedine)

  • indicine-N-oxide, echinatine-N-oxide, rinderine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with lycopsamine-N-oxide/intermedine-N-oxide)

  • integerrimine (possible co-elution with senecivernine/senecionine)

  • integerrimine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with senecivernine-N-oxide/senecionine-N-oxide)

  • heliosupine (possible co-elution with echimidine)

  • heliosupine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with echimidine-N-oxide)

  • spartioidine (possible co-elution with seneciphylline)

  • spartioidine-N-oxide (possible co-elution with seneciphylline-N-oxide)

  • usaramine (possible co-elution with retrorsine)

  • usaramine N-oxide (possible co-elution with retrorsine N-oxide)

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which can be individually and separately identified with the used method of analysis, shall be quantified and included in the sum.

b

Without prejudice to more restrictive national rules in certain Member States on the placing of the market of pyrrolizidine alkaloid containing plants.

c

The terms "herbal infusions (dried product)" and "tea (Camellia sinensis) (dried product)" refer to:

  • herbal infusions (dried product) from flowers, leaves and herbs, roots, and any other parts of the plant (in sachets or in bulk)/tea (Camellia sinensis) (dried product) from dried leaves, stalks and flowers (in sachets or in bulk) used for the preparation of herbal infusion (liquid product)/tea (liquid product)

  • instant herbal teas/teas. In the case of powdered tea extracts, a concentration factor of 4 has to be applied.

d

Flavoured tea is tea with flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34).

For teas with fruits and other herbs, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 applies."

"Foodstuffs (1)Maximum levela(μg/kg)
8.4. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids
8.4.1.Herbal infusions (dried product)b c with the exception of the herbal infusions referred to in 8.4.2. and 8.4.4.200
8.4.2.Herbal infusions of rooibos, anise (Pimpinella anisum), lemon balm, chamomile, thyme, peppermint, lemon verbena (dried product) and mixtures exclusively composed of these dried herbsb c with the exception of the herbal infusions referred to in 8.4.4.400
8.4.3.Tea (Camellia sinensis) and flavoured tead(Camellia sinensis) (dried product)c with the exception of the tea and flavoured tea referred to in 8.4.4.150
8.4.4.Tea (Camellia sinensis), flavoured tead(Camellia sinensis) and herbal infusions for infants and young children (dried product)75
8.4.5.Tea (Camellia sinensis), flavoured tead(Camellia sinensis) and herbal infusions for infants and young children (liquid)1,0
8.4.6.Food supplements containing herbal ingredients including extractsb with the exception of the food supplements referred to in 8.4.7.400
8.4.7.

Pollen based food supplements (39)

Pollen and pollen products

500
8.4.8.Borage leaves (fresh, frozen) placed on the market for the final consumerb750
8.4.9.Dried herbs with the exception of the dried herbs referred to in 8.4.10.b400
8.4.10.Borage, lovage, marjoram and oregano (dried) and mixtures exclusively composed of these dried herbsb1 000
8.4.11.Cumin seeds (seed spice)400