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Contamination and environmental factors
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Contamination and environmental factors
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These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
Food safety > Contamination and environmental factors
Contamination and environmental factors
The European Union takes care to prevent and limit any contamination of foodstuffs by certain undesirable substances or as a result of human activities. The EU thus regulates the use of certain specific chemical substances, such as those used in farming or in certain production or food processing techniques. Measures are also taken to limit contamination from the pollution of water or air, or from exposure to radioactivity. The risks of contamination by genetically modified organisms and by food packaging are also monitored.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Contaminants in food
- Maximum levels for certain contaminants
CONTAMINATION VIA CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
- Maximum pesticide limits for food products for human consumption and animal feedingstuffs
- Fertilisers
- Agricultural nitrates
- Biocides
- Biocides (until 1 September 2013)
- Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
- Export and storage of mercury
- Community strategy concerning mercury
- Extraction solvents used in foodstuffs
- Community strategy for dioxins, furans and PCBs
CONTAMINATION VIA SUBSTANCES HAVING A HORMONAL ACTION AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
- Monitoring substances having a hormonal action and other substances in animals and animal products
- Prohibition on administering hormones (and other substances) to farm animals
- Residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
CONTAMINATION DUE TO CONTACT WITH FOODSTUFFS
- Good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
- Materials and articles which come into contact with foodstuffs
- Plastic materials and articles
- Recycled plastic materials and articles
- Materials and articles in regenerated cellulose film
- Active and intelligent materials and articles
- Testing migration of plastic materials in contact with foodstuffs
- Materials and articles containing vinyl chloride monomer
- Release of N-nitrosamines from rubber teats
- Restriction of epoxy derivatives in food packaging
- Ceramic objects in contact with foodstuffs
CONTAMINATION DUE TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
- Deliberate release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
- Contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMs)
- Transboundary movement of genetically modified organisms
- Food and Feed (GMO)
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
- Maximum level of radioactive contamination in foodstuffs
- Arrangements for agricultural imports following Chernobyl
- Arrangements for exporting foodstuffs and feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident
- Early exchange of information in the event of a radiological emergency