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APPENDIX X
PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR LEAD

(At Step 5)

Code No.FoodML (MG/KG)StepRemarks
FC 1  FP 9
FS 12  FB 18
FT 26  FI 30
Fruit0.15 
VA 35  VO 50
VC 45  VR 75
Vegetables
except brassica (VB),leafy vegetables (VL), and mushrooms
0.15 
VB 40
VL 53
Brassica
except kale (480)
Leafy vegetables (except spinach)
0.35 
C 81
VD 70
VP 60
Cereal products, except bran
Pulses
Legume vegetables
0.25 
MM 97
PM 100
Meat of cattle, sheep and pig
Poultry meat
0.15 
MF 97
PF 111
FM 183
OC 172
OR 172
Fat from meat
Fat from poultry
Milk fat
Vegetable oils
0.15 
MO 97Edible offal of cattle, pig and poultry0.55 
ML 107Milk10.022*5Also secondary (82) milk products (as consumed)
WF 115, WD 120 WS 125Fish0.55 
WC 143Crustaceans1.05 
IM 151Bivalve Molluscs2.05 
JF 175Fruit juices0.15Also nectars
FF 269Wine0.205 
LM (unspecified)Infant formulae0.0235 

1 For dairy products an appropriate concentration factor applies, e.g. for cheese a factor of 10 as approximately 10 kg milk is used for 1 kg cheese.
2 Provided appropriate methods of analysis are developed
3 Provided appropriate methods of analysis are developed


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