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ANNEX  
to the  
Commission Regulation (EU) .../...  
amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of perfluoroalkyl 
substances in certain foodstuffs   EN 1  EN ANNEX  
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 , the following section is added:  
‘Section … [Publications Office: please,  insert  a new section number  at the end of the 
Annex ]: Perfluoroalkyl substances  
 
 Maximum Levels  
µg/kg wet weight  
Foodstuffs (1) PFOS*  PFOA*  PFNA*  PFHxS*  Sum of 
PFOS, 
PFOA, 
PFNA 
and 
PFHxS*, 
** 
X.1 Eggs  1,0 0,30 0,70 0,30 1,7 
X.2 Fishery products26 and bivalve molluscs26      
X.2.1  Fish meat24, 25       
X.2.1.1  Muscle meat of fish , except those listed 
under X.2.1.2 and X.2.1.3.  
Muscle meat of fish listed in X.2.1.2 and 
X.2.1.3 , in case they are intended for the 
production of food for infants and young 
children.  2,0 0,20 0,50 0,20 2,0 
X.2.1.2  Muscle meat of the following fish, in case 
they are not intended for the production 
of food  for infants and young children :   
Baltic herri ng (Clupea harengus 
membras ) 
Bonito ( Sarda and Orcynopsis species ) 
Burbot ( Lota lota ) 
European sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ) 
Flounder ( Platichthys flesus and 
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus ) 
Grey mullet ( Mugil cephalus ) 
Horse mackerel  (Trachurus trachurus)  
Pike ( Esox species ) 
Plaice ( Pleuronectes and Lepidopsetta 
species )  
Sardine and pilchard ( Sardina species ) 
Seabass ( Dicentrarchus species )  
Sea catfish ( Silurus  and Pangasius  
species)  
Sea lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus ) 
Tench  (Tinca tinca)  7,0 1,0 2,5 0,20 8,0 EN 2  EN Vendace ( Coregonus albula  and 
Coregonus  vandesius )  
Silverly lightfish  (Phosichthys argenteus)  
Wild salmon and wild trout (wild Salmo 
and Oncorhynchus species ) 
Wolf fish ( Anarchichas species)  
X.2.1.3  Muscle meat of the following fish, in case 
they are not intended for the production 
of food for infants and young children:  
Anchovy ( Engraulis species ) 
Babel ( Barbus barbus ) 
Bream ( Abramis species ) 
Char ( Salvelinus species )  
Eel ( Anguilla species ) 
Pike-perch ( Sander species ) 
Perch ( Perca flubiatilis ) 
Roach ( Rutilus rutilus ) 
Smelt ( Osmerus species ) 
Whitefish ( Coregonus species ) 35 8,0 8,0 1,5 45 
X.2.2  Crustaceans26, 47 and bivalve molluscs .26 
For crustaceans  the maximum level shall 
apply to muscle meat from appendages 
and abdomen44. In case of crabs and crab -
like crustaceans (Brachyura and 
Anomura) muscle meat from appendages.   3,0 0,70 1,0 1,5 5,0 
X.3  Meat and edible offal6      
X.3.1  Meat of bovine animals , pig and poultry  0,30 0,80 0,20 0,20 1,3 
X.3.2  Meat of sheep  1,0 0,20 0,20 0,20 1,6 
X.3.3  Offal of bovine animals, sheep, pig and 
poultry  6,0 0,70 0,40 0,50 8,0 
X.3.4  Meat of game animals, with the exception 
of bear meat  5,0 3,5 1,5 0,60 9,0 
X.3.5  Offal of game animals, with the exception 
of bear offal  50 25 45 3,0 50 
* The maximum level applies to the sum of linear and branched stereoisomers, whether they are 
chromatographically separated or not.  
** For the sum of PFOS, PFOA, PFNA and PFHxS , lower bound concentrations  are calculated on the 
assumption that all the values below the limit of quantification are zero.