FSA Letter, 10 March 2009

CONTAMINANTS – Food Contaminants: FSA Update Letter for March 2009

The following subjects have been covered in the letter from the FSA. A copy of the letter is available on this site. See: Contaminants Update Letter - March 2009

Food Contact Materials

• Europe adopts a New Regulation to Control Active and Intelligent Packaging
• Europe discusses replacing the Directives on food contact plastics with a regulation
• 4-methylbenzophenone migration into some muesli based cereal products and one line of lasagne bolognese from the outer packaging.

Nitrates

• Limits in Spinach and Lettuce

Process Contaminants Survey 2008

• Process Contaminants Meeting
• CIAA Toolbox

CODEX (Meetings and papers)

• Mycotoxins
• Alignment of EU legislation on aflatoxins in hazelnuts, almonds and pistachios to Codex maximum limits and adoption of the Codex sampling plan.
• European Commission Fusarium toxin forum, 9 – 10 February 2009
• Other changes to European aflatoxins legislation under discussion
• Guidance Document for Competent Authorities for the Control of Compliance with EU Legislation on Aflatoxins
• High risk list (Article 15.5 of Regulation 882/2004)
• Setting of Maximum Levels for ochratoxin A in various food stuffs
• Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF) meeting, Rotterdam 23 – 27 March 2009

Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food

• CCCF Meeting (details and agenda)