EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 25.11.2016 COM(2016) 738 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS TREATED WITH IONISING RADIATION FOR THE YEAR 2015



REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS TREATED WITH IONISING RADIATION FOR THE YEAR 2015



TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Summary 2.Background 3.Approved irradiation facilities 4.Results of checks in irradiation facilities 5.Results of checks at product marketing stage 6.Conclusion



1.Summary According to Article 7(3) of Directive 1999/2/EC, the Member States shall forward to the Commission every year the results of checks carried out in ionising irradiation facilities, including, in particular, the categories and quantities of foodstuff treated with ionising radiation and the doses administered, and the results of checks carried out at product marketing stage. The checks performed by the Member States in 2015 show almost total compliance of products controlled with the EU legislation. Period: 1/1/2015 – 31/12/2015 Countries concerned: EU Member States and EFTA countries

Source: All 28 Member States and Norway Irradiation facilities: –Number of countries equipped: 14 Member States & Norway –Number of approved facilities: 26 –Number of new facilities: One in Croatia and one in Norway –Number of closed facilities: None –Number of countries irradiating: 10 Member States & Norway Treatment data: –Quantity of products treated: 5,686 tonnes (+9.7% compared to 2014) –Main commodities treated: Frog legs (54.8%) and dried aromatic herbs,

spices and vegetables seasoning (16.1%) –Main place of irradiation: Belgium (68.9%) and the Netherlands (11.1%) Checks at marketing stage: –Number of samples analysed: 5,973 –Number of non compliant samples: 104 (1.7%) –Main commodities analysed: Herbs and spices (45.6%)

Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruits and their products

(21%)



2.Background Ionising radiation of foods and food ingredients is a physical technique used for several purposes, e.g. to reduce the incidence of food-borne diseases by reducing pathogenic organisms, to reduce loss of food by premature ripening, germination or sprouting and to get food rid of organisms harmful to plant or plant products. Information on general aspects of food irradiation is available on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety. Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation lays down specific provisions for the manufacturing, marketing and importation of treated foods and food ingredients. The Directive introduced a stepwise harmonised listing of food, authorised for irradiation, starting from existing national authorisations. Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising treatment listed one category of food authorised at EU level: dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings. Other food categories authorised at national level prior to 1999 are maintained in seven Member States in accordance with its Article 4(4) but can no longer be extended. The list of national authorisations has been published by the Commission .

Food and food ingredients may be irradiated only in approved irradiation facilities. For facilities in the EU, approval is given by the competent authorities of the Member State. Article 7(3) of Directive 1999/2/EC requires Member States to inform the Commission on the list of their approved irradiation facilities. The list of approved irradiation facilities in Member States is published by the Commission. Any irradiated foodstuff containing one or more irradiated food ingredient must be labelled with the words “irradiated” or “treated with ionising radiation”. If an irradiated product is used as an ingredient in a compound food, the same words shall accompany its designation in the list of ingredients. In the case of products sold in bulk, these words shall appear together with the name of the product on a display or notice above or beside the container in which the products are placed. To enforce correct labelling or to detect non-authorised products, several analytical methods have been standardised by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), following a mandate given by the Commission. In accordance with Article 7(3) of Directive 1999/2/EC, Member States forward to the Commission every year: –the results of their checks carried out in the ionising radiation facilities, in particular regarding the categories and quantities of food and food ingredients treated and the doses administered, and –the results of their checks carried out at the product marketing stage and the methods used to detect treatment with ionising radiation. Article 7(4) of the same Directive requires the Commission to subsequently publish annually in the Official Journal of the European Union: –the details of the approved irradiation facilities in the Member States, as well as any changes in their status; –a report on the information provided every year by the national supervisory authorities. The present report, produced accordingly, covers the period from 1st January to 31st December 2015 and includes the information forwarded to the European Commission by the 28 Member States and one EFTA country (Norway). 3.Approved irradiation facilities 26 irradiation facilities are approved in the European Union and are located in 14 Member States: five in France, four in Germany, three in Spain, two in Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Poland, one in Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia (a new facility), Italy, Hungary, Romania and United Kingdom. There are no approved facilities in the other Member States. No approved irradiation facilities have been closed. Of the 14 Member States equipped with irradiation facilities, ten, as well as one EFTA country (Norway), irradiated foodstuffs in 2015, as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1 – Percentage of irradiated foodstuffs within each Member State and Norway in 2015 Green: countries with approved irradiation facilities and food irradiation; Yellow: countries with approved irradiation facilities and no food irradiation; Grey: countries without approved irradiation facilities)

4.Results of checks in irradiation facilities Official Controls carried out by the competent authorities confirmed the compliance of the approved irradiation facilities with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC which are based on the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission Recommended International Code of Practice for the operation of irradiation facilities used for the treatment of foods. The range of the average absorbed dose reported for the irradiated food in the EU in 2015 is 1-10 kGy, the categories of products irradiated and the doses administered for each Member State are listed in Annex. A total quantity of 5,685.9 tonnes of products were treated with ionising irradiation in EU Member States, 80% of which were irradiated mainly in two Member States: Belgium (68.9%) and the Netherlands (11.1%). Figure 2 summarises the categories of foodstuffs submitted to irradiation. The two main commodities irradiated in the EU are frog legs (54.75%) and dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetables seasoning (16.10%). Figure 2 – Distribution by category of irradiated foodstuffs in the EU in 2015 Since Directives 1999/2/EC and 1999/3/EC have become applicable in the Member States, the quantities of food irradiated have decreased, though a slight increase of 9.7% is noted in 2015 compared to 2014. Figure 3 shows the distribution of irradiated foodstuffs (in tonnes) by Member State in 2015.



Figure 3 – Quantity and category of foodstuffs irradiated in approved facilities within each Member State in 2015. 5.Results of checks at product marketing stage 5,973 samples were analysed by 24 Member States in 2015, i.e. overall 3.4% more than in 2014. Four Member States accounted for 75.6% of the samples (Germany 56%, Italy 9%, Poland 5.3% and Romania 5.3%), as illustred in Figure 4. Five countries (four Member States and Norway) did not perform any analytical checks at product marketing stage in 2015 for different reasons: budgetary restrictions in Denmark, lack of laboratory capacity for such analyses in Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus and Norway. Figure 4 – Percentage of checks and total samples analysed at product marketing stage within each Member States in 2015. Among the products analysed in the European Union in 2015, the two main categories are “herbs and spices” (45.54%) and “cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products” (21.01%). Details are given in the tables reporting the tests carried out for each Member State (Annex). The category “other” includes mainly food supplements (45.92%) and soup and sauces (30.89%). Figure 5 –Foodstuffs category analysed at product marketing stage within the European Union in 2015

For 2015, 5,802 samples (97.1%) were compliant with EU requirements, 104 (1.7%) non-compliant, and 67 samples (1.1%) gave inconclusive results. The two main reasons for non-compliance of tested samples were similar to the previous years, namely, incorrect labelling and forbidden irradiation, irradiation in facilities not approved by the EU. Details by Member State are available in annex. Figure 6 – Percentage of compliant, non-compliant and inconclusive results of checks carried out at product marketing stage within the European Union for the year 2015 6.Conclusion The data submitted by the 28 EU Member States for 2015 show a 9.7% increase of the quantity of foodstuffs submitted to irradiation in the EU, compared to 2014 and a concomittant 3.4% increase of the checks performed at product marketing stage by competent authorities. The checks showed almost full respect of EU legislation, with less than 2% of products found to be non-compliant. In Europe, the main commodity irradiated is frog legs, followed, though in much lower quantities, by dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetables seasoning. Around 70% of the commodities are irradiated in Belgium, which remains the leading irradiating country within the EU. In terms of control at marketing stage, the main commodity checked in the EU remains herbs and spices (45.6%) followed by cereals, seed, vegetables and fruits (21%), with Germany leading in the number of controls carried out representing alone more than all other Member States together. Finally, the use of this decontamination technique stays marginal in Europe when compared to other regions of the world, where the use of irradiation for decontamination purposes is steadily increasing mainly in American and Asian countries.



Annex – Food irradiation data collection 2015 Quantities of foodstuffs (in tonnes) treated by ionising radiation

in approved irradiation facilities (EU and EFTA) Country Number of approved facilities Treated quantity (tonnes) Belgium 1 3,916.9 Bulgaria 2 No food irradiated Croatia 1 12.0 Czech Republic 1 28.3 Estonia 1 36.9 France 5 376.6 Germany 4 211.1 Hungary 1 103.0 Italy 1 No food irradiated The Netherlands 2 629.2 Poland 2 45.9 Romania 1 No food irradiated Spain 3 326.0 United Kingdom 1 No food irradiated Total EU 26 5,685.9 Norway 1 4.2 Total EU-EFTA 27 5,690.1

Categories of products irradiated and respective doses administered, by country. Country Foodstuffs Absorbed dose (kGy) Belgium Dehydrated blood, plasma, coagulates 5.0 - 6.7 Egg white 4.3 - 5.0 Frozen frog legs 4.4 - 5.7 Frozen peeled or decapitated shrimps 4.0 - 4.3 Poultry 3.7 - 4.3 Croatia Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 10 Czech Republic Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 6.3 Estonia Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 10 France Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 5 - 10 Dried vegetables and fruits 1 - 10 Frozen frog legs 1 - 10 Germany Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 10 Hungary Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 2 - 10 The Netherlands Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 6 Dried vegetables and fruits 6 Poland Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 5 Spain Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 8.6 – 9.5 Norway Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 10



Samples analysed and results obtained for the European Union: Country Compliant Inconclusive Non-compliant Total samples % of total EU samples Austria 83 0 2 85 1.4% Belgium 110 8 3 121 2.0% Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 0.1% Croatia NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Cyprus NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Czech Republic 25 4 1 30 0.5% Denmark NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Estonia NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP France 160 3 11 174 2.9% Finland 213 9 8 230 3.9% Germany 3,281 24 39 3344 56.0% Greece 10 0 0 10 0.2% Hungary 75 0 1 76 1.3% Ireland 86 1 0 87 1.5% Italy 532 0 7 539 9.0% Latvia 11 0 1 12 0.2% Lithuania 75 0 0 75 1.3% Luxembourg 18 1 0 19 0.3% Malta 69 3 5 77 1.3% Netherlands 54 0 0 54 0.9% Poland 315 0 2 317 5.3% Portugal 9 0 0 9 0.2% Romania 297 7 10 314 5.3% Slovakia 26 0 0 26 0.4% Slovenia 17 0 0 17 0.3% Spain 235 2 0 237 4.0% Sweden 5 0 0 5 0.1% United Kingdom 93 5 14 112 1.9% Total EU 5,802 67 104 5,973 100% 97.1% 1.1% 1.8% 100.0% Norway NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP: no check performed



Results of checks at product marketing stage in Europe

and methods used to detect ionising treatment. Austria Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Berries 29 0 0 EN 1787 Fish, crustaceans. Shellfish and their products Crustaceans, shellfish, mussels and other aquatic animals (including their products) 25 0 0 EN 1786 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 29 0 2* EN 1788 Total (85) 83 0 2 Total % of analysed samples 97.6% 0% 2.4% *erroneously labelled Belgium Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Cereals, seed, vegetables and fruit 8 0 0 EN 1788 Fruit (dried) 10 0 0 EN 1788 Fish, crustaceans. Shellfish and their products Crustaceans, shellfish, mussels and other aquatic animals (including their products) 33 2 1* EN 1788 Herbs and spices Herbs and spices (frozen) 13 2 0 EN 1788 Tea 22 0 0 EN 1788 Meat / meat products Frog legs 7 2 2* EN 1788 Other Food supplements 17 2 0 EN 1788 Total (121) 110 8 3 Total % of analysed samples 90.9% 6.6% 2.5% *erroneously labelled Bulgaria Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 2 0 0 EN 13751 Tea 1 0 0 EN 13751 Total (3) 3 0 0 Total % of analysed samples 100% 0% 0% Croatia

Due to lack of laboratories carrying out analyses for ionising radiation, no checks were performed at product marketing stage in Croatia during the year 2015.

Cyprus

Due to lack of laboratories carrying out analyses for ionising radiation, no checks were performed at product marketing stage in Cyprus during the year 2015. Czech Republic Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 2 0 0 EN 1788 Vegetables and vegetable products (dried) 1 0 0 EN 1788 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 7 0 0 EN 1788 Herbal teas / Infusions 1 0 0 EN 1788 Other Food supplements 5 2 1* EN 1788 Soup 9 2 0 EN 1788 Total (30) 25 4 1 Total % of analysed samples 83.4% 13.3% 3.3% *irradiation not allowed Denmark

Due to budgetary restrictions, no checks were performed at product marketing stage in Denmark during the year 2015. Estonia

Due to lack of laboratories carrying out analyses for ionising radiation, no checks were performed at product marketing stage in Estonia during the year 2015. France Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Cereals, seed, vegetables and fruit 59 0 1* EN 1787 Food supplements 7 1 0 EN 1788 Fish, crustaceans, shellfish and their products Crustaceans or molluscs (frozen) 21 0 3** EN 1786 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 36 0 5* EN 1788 Meat and meat products Frog legs 11 0 1* EN 1786 Meat and meat products 26 2 1* EN 1784 Total (174) 160 3 11 Total % of analysed samples 92.0% 1.7% 6.3% *erroneously labelled **erroneously labelled and/or irradiation not allowed Finland Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Berries 3 1 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Cereal products 3 0 0 EN 13751 Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 4 0 0 EN 13751 Onions 3 0 0 EN 13751 Seaweeds (dried) 3 0 0 EN 13751 Pasta products 2 0 0 EN 13751 Rice (flour) 1 0 0 EN 13751 Seeds 4 0 0 EN 13751 Vegetables and vegetable products (dried) 25 2 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 99 4 4* EN 1788; EN 13751 Herbal teas / Infusions 6 2 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Tea 13 0 0 EN 13751 Other Cocoa 1 0 0 EN 13751 Coffee 1 0 0 EN 13751 Food supplements 28 0 3** EN 1788; EN 13751 Meals and dishes (prepared) 3 0 0 EN 13751 Other 1 0 0 EN 13751 Sauces and soups (dehydrated) 13 0 1** EN 1788; EN 13751 Total (230) 213 9 8 Total % of analysed samples 92.6% 3.9% 3.5% *erroneously labelled and/or irradiation in facilities not approved by the EU **irradiation not allowed Germany Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Cereal products 3 0 0 EN 1788; EN 1787 Fruit (dried) 133 0 9*** EN 13708; EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Fruits (fresh) 81 0 0 EN 13708; EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Mushrooms (fresh) 2 0 0 EN 1788; Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 140 0 0 EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Potatoes 9 0 0 EN 1788 Pulses 110 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Vegetables and vegetable products (dried) 44 0 0 EN 1788; EN 1786; EN 1787; EN 13751 Vegetables (fresh) 21 0 0 EN 1787; EN 1788; EN 13751 Fish, crustaceans, shellfish and their products Crustaceans, shellfish, mussels and other aquatic animals (including their products) 273 0 5** EN13708; EN 1786; EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Fish and fish products 58 0 8*** EN 1786; EN 1788 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 1,254 10 2* EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Seasoning 303 2 0 EN 13708; EN 1788; EN 1785; EN 1787; EN 13751 Tea 195 0 1*** EN 13708; EN 1788; EN 1785; EN 1787; EN 13751 Meat and meat products Meat (except poultry and game) 14 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1786 Meat (from different birds, kangaroo, hare) 2 0 0 EN 1786 Meat products (except sausages) 32 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1786 Poultry meat 142 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1786 Sausage products 27 0 0 EN 1786 Milk and milk products Cheese (containing spices/herbs) 33 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Other Food supplements 168 0 3*** EN 1788; EN 13751 Meals and dishes (prepared) 29 2 0 EN 1788; EN 1786 Eggs and eggs products 14 0 0 EN 1784 Various food 35 0 0 EN 13708; EN 1788; EN 13751 Sauces and soups (dehydrated) 159 10 11** EN 1784; EN 1788; EN 1785; EN 13751 Total (3,344) 3,281 24 39 Total % of analysed samples 98.1% 0.7% 1.2% *erroneously labelled **erroneously labelled and/or irradiation not allowed ***irradiation not allowed

Greece Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 10 0 0 EN 13751 Total (10) 10 0 0 Total % of analysed samples 100% 0% 0% Hungary Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 75 0 1* EN 1788 Total (76) 75 0 1 Total % of analysed samples 98.7% 0% 1.3% *erroneously labelled Ireland Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Berries 4 0 0 EN 13751 Peanut bars 1 0 0 EN 13751 Herbs and spices Herbal teas / Infusions 1 0 0 EN 13751 Herbs and spices (fresh) 1 0 0 EN 13751 Other: Basil (3), Bay leaves (1), Oregano (1), Spice mixture for pickling cucumber (1), Smoked paprika (1), Garam Masala (1), Organic hot paprika (1), Ground cinnamon (1), Ground mace (1), Herbs and spices (1) 12 0 0 EN 13751 Other Food for particular nutritional uses 35 0 0 EN 13751 Food supplements 31 1 0 EN 13751 Soy sauces 1 0 0 EN 13751 Total (87) 86 1 0 Total % of analysed samples 98.9% 1.1% 0% Italy Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 82 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13784; EN 1787; EN 13751 Herbal teas / Infusions 5 0 0 EN 1787; EN 13751 Tea 8 0 0 EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Meat and meat products Frog legs 21 0 0 EN 1786 Meat (except poultry and game) 16 0 0 EN 1786; EN 13784 Poultry meat 37 0 0 EN 13784; EN 1786; EN 1785 Fish, crustaceans, shellfish and their products Crustaceans or molluscs (frozen) 109 0 0 EN 1788; EN 1786; EN 13751 Fish and fish products 44 0 1* EN 13784; EN 1786; EN 1785 Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Cereals 18 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Fruit (dried) 18 0 0 EN 13708; EN 1788; EN 1787 Fruits (fresh) 11 0 0 EN 13708; EN 1788; EN13784; EN 1787 Garlic 14 0 0 EN 13784; EN 1788; EN 13751 Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 22 0 0 EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 Nuts 32 0 0 EN 13784;

EN 1788;

EN 1787 Oil seeds 3 0 0 EN 13751 Onions 16 0 0 EN 13784; EN 1788; EN 13751 Tomatoes and carrots 2 0 0 EN 13751 Potatoes 18 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Pulses 14 0 0 EN 13784; EN 1788; EN 13751 Other Food supplements 2 0 1** EN 1788; EN 1787 Raw material of plant origin, intended for use as an ingredient in plant food supplements 34 0 5** EN 1788; EN 1787; EN 13751 sauces and soups (dehydrated) 6 0 0 EN 1787; EN 13751 Total (539) 532 0 7 Total % of analysed samples 98.7% 0.7% 1.3% *erroneously labelled **erroneously labelled and/or irradiation not allowed Latvia Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 4 0 0 EN 1788 Other Food supplements 7 0 1* EN 1788 Total (12) 11 0 1 Total % of analysed samples 91.7% 0% 8.3% *irradiation not allowed Lithuania Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 6 0 0 EN 13783 Herbal teas / Infusions 5 0 0 EN 13783 Other Food supplements 62 0 0 EN 13783 Vegetables, vegetable products and mushrooms, dried seaweed (raw material for food production) 2 0 0 EN 13783 Total (75) 75 0 0 Total % of analysed samples 100% 0% 0%



Luxembourg

Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Fish, crustaceans, shellfish and their products Crustaceans or molluscs (frozen) 3 0 0 EN 1788 Crustaceans, shellfish, mussels and other aquatic animals (including their products) 6 0 0 EN 1788 Other Sauces and soups (dehydrated) 9 1 0 EN 1788 Total (19) 18 1 0 Total % of analysed samples 94.7% 5.3% 0% Malta Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Cereals, seed, vegetables and fruit 4 0 0 EN 13751 Fruit (dried) 12 0 0 EN 13751 Instant noodles 8 2 0 EN 13751 Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 1 0 0 EN 13751 Onions 1 0 0 EN 13751 Dried seaweed 3 0 0 EN 13751 Fish, crustaceans, shellfish and their products Fish and seafood (dried) 1 0 3* EN 1788; EN 13751 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 11 0 0 EN 13751 Herbal teas / Infusions 17 0 1** EN 1788; EN 13751 Tea 3 0 0 EN 13751 Other Soup 8 1 1** EN 1788; EN 13751 Total (77) 69 3 5 Total % of analysed samples 89.6% 3.9% 6.5% *irradiation not allowed **erroneously labelled Netherlands Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Cereals products 6 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Cereals, seed, vegetables and fruit 4 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 2 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Nuts 6 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Vegetables and vegetable products (dried) 4 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Fish, crustaceans, shellfish and their products Shrimps 5 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 8 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Meat and meat products Poultry meat 6 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Other Chips 6 0 0 EN 1788;

EN 13751 Soup 7 0 0 EN 1788;

EN 13751 Total (54) 54 0 0 Total % of analysed samples 100% 0% 0% Poland Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Fruit (dried) 8 0 0 EN 13708 Fruits (fresh) 7 0 0 EN 1788; EN 1787 Fruit (tropical) 1 0 0 EN 1788 Garlic 6 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13708 Instant noodles 6 0 0 EN 13751 Mushrooms (fresh) 4 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 12 0 0 EN 1788 Nuts 10 0 0 EN 1787 Onions 1 0 0 EN 1788 Pasta with spinach 1 0 0 EN 13751 Pasta products 9 0 0 EN 13751 Potatoes 1 0 0 EN 1788 Pulses 1 0 0 EN 1788 Vegetables and vegetable products (dried) 6 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Vegetables (fresh) 1 0 0 EN 1788 Fish, crustaceans, shellfish and their products Crustaceans or molluscs (frozen) 1 0 0 EN 1786 Crustaceans, shellfish, mussels and other aquatic animals (including their products) 6 0 0 EN 1786; EN 1788 Fish and fish products 14 0 0 EN 1786 Shrimp broth 0 0 1* EN 1788 Shrimps 3 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 48 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Tea 12 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Milk and milk products Cheese (containing spices/herbs) 27 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Cheese (cottage) 5 0 0 EN 1788 Cheese (ripened) 2 0 0 EN 1788 Meat and meat products Chicken broth 3 0 0 EN 1788 Frog legs 2 0 0 EN 1786 Meat 20 0 0 EN 1786 Meat and meat products 2 0 0 EN 1786 Meat (except poultry and game) 3 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1786 Meat (from different birds, kangaroo, hare) 12 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1786 Meat, offal, meat products 3 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1786 Poultry meat 14 0 0 EN 1784; EN 1786 Other Cocoa 1 0 0 EN 1788 Coffee 3 0 0 EN 1788 Food for particular nutritional uses 16 0 1* EN 1788; EN 13751 Food supplements 16 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Other: Barbecue sauce (1), vegetable broth (1), paste of coriander (1), seasoning for chicken soup (1), instant for noodle dish (1), vegetable stock cube (1), fix oriental dish with chicken (1), instant soup flavour chicken curry with noodle (1) 8 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Sauces and soups (dehydrated) 20 0 0 EN 1788; EN 13751 Total (317) 315 0 2 Total % of analysed samples 99.4% 0% 0.6% *erroneously labelled Portugal Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 1 0 0 EN 13751 Plant parts (senna pod, chamomile flower and moringa) 3 0 0 EN 13751 Other Enzymes 1 0 0 EN 13751 Food supplements 3 0 0 EN 13751 Ginseng extract 1 0 0 EN 13751 Total (9) 9 0 0 Total % of analysed samples 100% 0% 0% Romania Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Fruit (dried) 2 0 0 EN 13751 Mushrooms or mushrooms products (dried) 3 0 0 EN 13751 Vegetables and vegetable products (dried) 86 0 2* EN 13751 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 143 1 8* EN 13751 Herbal teas / Infusions 32 0 0 EN 13751 Tea 9 0 0 EN 13751 Other Food supplements 22 6 0 EN 13751 Total (314) 297 7 10 Total % of analysed samples 94.6% 2.2% 3.2% *irradiation in facilities not approved by the EU Slovakia Foodstuff category Foodstuffs Compliant Inconclusive Non-Compliant CEN method Cereals, seed, vegetables, fruit and their products Nuts 17 0 0 EN 1784 Oil seeds 1 0 0 EN 1784 Herbs and spices Aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasoning (dried) 5 0 0 EN 1788 Meat and meat products Salmon fillets 2 0 0 EN 1784 Milk and milk products Cheese (ripened) 1 0 0 EN 1784 Total (314) 26 0 0 Total % of analysed samples 100% 0% 0%