The reference material behind the parameters published on this site. Individual entries cite the specific document they rely on; this page lists the recurring ones.
Regulation and food safety
- EU Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and its amending regulations – pesticide maximum residue levels.
- EU Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 – food hygiene.
- EU Regulation (EU) 2018/848 – organic production and labelling.
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 – microbiological criteria for foodstuffs.
- Codex Alimentarius commodity standards and the Codex HACCP annex.
Certification schemes
- BRCGS Global Standard Food Safety, current issue.
- IFS Food, current version.
- FSSC 22000 scheme documents and ISO 22000.
- GLOBALG.A.P. IFA and the GRASP add-on.
- SMETA / Sedex measurement criteria.
Trade, logistics and market data
- Incoterms 2020, ICC publication 723.
- UN Comtrade and Eurostat Comext for trade flows.
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine for production volumes.
- Published carrier and forwarder schedules for transit-time ranges.
How to read a figure on this site
A parameter with a named standard behind it is a requirement. A parameter given as a range is observed practice and will vary by lot. A price is a snapshot on the date shown and is not an offer. Where an entry states an assumption, the assumption is written out rather than buried.
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