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Compliance
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What is a declaration of compliance for food packaging?
A written statement from the packaging supplier that the material meets the applicable food contact rules for a defined use. For plastics…
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Is coconut flour gluten-free certified?
Coconut flour contains no gluten by nature, but the claim in the EU requires the product as sold to meet the threshold…
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What is the novel food status of chia seeds in the EU?
Chia is authorised and listed in the Union novel food list under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, with conditions of use that…
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What are the EU aflatoxin limits for nuts?
Maximum levels for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins are set by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, with separate lines for nuts sold to…
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How is aflatoxin testing done?
By a prescribed sampling scheme first, then screening by ELISA and confirmation by HPLC with fluorescence detection or LC-MS/MS. The sample plan…
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What are the EU allergen labelling requirements?
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 requires the fourteen substances in Annex II to be declared and emphasised in the ingredient list whenever used.…
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What is a VITAL 3.0 allergen assessment?
A voluntary Allergen Bureau framework that converts a measured cross-contact level into a labelling decision using published reference doses. It is industry…
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What is the aflatoxin risk in spices?
Aflatoxins form when storage moulds grow on inadequately dried or badly stored material. Maximum levels are set in EU law and no…
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What is the Radura symbol and does the EU require it?
Radura is the international logo for irradiated food. The EU requirement is the wording ‘irradiated’ or ‘treated with ionising radiation’, not the…
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What are the moisture limits for dried mushrooms?
There is no EU commodity limit. Trade practice is around 10 to 13 per cent depending on species, with water activity around…