EU Commission publishes draft amendment to Directive 2002/32/EC (undesirable substances in animal feed)

The EU Commission has amended and added existing maximum levels and action limits for Annexes I and II of Directive 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in animal feed. Among other things, the limit values for arsenic, cadmium, lead, ergot, endosulfan, dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs and datura seeds are to be amended. New maximum levels are to be added for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), p-phenetidine and nickel.

The action limits for dioxins and PCBs are also to be amended.

You can find the drafts here:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14098-Animal-feed-setting-and-reviewing-maximum-levels-of-certain-undesirable-substances-in-it_de

https://www.reading.ac.uk/foodlaw/pdf/2024-Commission-consultation-contaminants.pdf

https://www.reading.ac.uk/foodlaw/pdf/2024-Commission-consultation-contaminants-annexes.pdf