EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/3

Report from the Commission on food irradiation for the year 2005

(2007/C 122/03)

SUMMARY

Under Article 7(3) of 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 (1), the Member States have to forward to the Commission every year:

— the results of checks carried out in irradiation facilities, in particular regarding the categories and quantities of products treated and the dose administered, and

— the results of checks carried out at the product marketing stage and the methods used to detect irradiated foods.

In 2005, irradiation facilities had approval in 10 Member States. Eight Member States provided the information requested with respect to food categories treated, quantities or doses. As a consequence, the precise amount of foods irradiated in the EU during 2005 is not known.

Seventeen Member States reported checks on foods placed on the market. In total, 7 011 food samples were checked in 2005. About 4 % of products on the market were found to be illegally irradiated and/or not labelled. Products from Asia accounted for most of the non-compliant samples. Only six of the 287 samples found to be irradiated complied with the Regulation.

Differences between Member States regarding the results of controls can partly be explained by the choice of samples and the performance of the analytical methods used.

1. LEGAL BASIS AND BACKGROUND

Under Article 7(3) of Directive 1999/2/EC, the Member States are required to forward to the Commission every year:

— the results of checks carried out in irradiation facilities, in particular regarding the categories and quantities of products treated and the dose administered, and

— the results of checks carried out at the product marketing stage and the methods used to detect irradiated foods.

The Commission publishes the results in annual reports in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This report covers the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005.

Information on general aspects of food irradiation is available on the website of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (2).

1.1. Irradiation facilities

Under Article 3(2) of Directive 1999/2/EC, food may be irradiated only in approved irradiation facilities. For facilities in the EU, approval is given by the competent authorities of the Member States (2). The Member States have to inform the Commission of their approved irradiation facilities (Article 7(1)).

The list of authorised facilities in the Member States has been published by the Commission (3).

1.2. Irradiated foods

The irradiation of dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings is authorised in the EU (Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the establishment of a Community list of food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (4)). In addition, 6 Member States have notified that they maintain national authorisations for certain foods in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 1999/2/EC. The list of national authorisations has been published by the Commission (5).

Under Article 6 of Directive 1999/2/EC, any irradiated food or any irradiated food ingredient of a compound food must be labelled with the words ‘irradiated ’or ‘treated with ionising radiation’.

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 European Commission.

2. RESULTS OF CHECKS CARRIED OUT IN IRRADIATION FACILITIES

Details of the facilities in the Member states can be found at the Commission website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biosafety/irradiation/approved_facilities_en.pdf

The Member States submitted the following information:

2.1. Belgium

Inspections by the competent authorities in 2005 confirmed the compliance of the irradiation facility IBA Mediris S.A. with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC. The Company was however requested to establish a procedure to guarantee and prove that foodstuffs not authorised for irradiation in Belgium are exported.

The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in this facility in 2005.

Food Amount (t) (6) Average absorbed dose (kGy) Shrimps 541,4 5 Frog legs 3 225,7 5 Herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings 217,8 6-9 Frozen vegetables 56,1 3 Eggs 665,1 2-3 Poultry/Game 883,9 3-5 Meat 213,7 3-5 Fish 118,2 3-7 Dried fruits 0,5 6-9 Starch 93,0 3 Plasma 46,4 6-9 Prepared dishes 75,3 3 Dried vegetables 112,8 6-9 Gum Arabic 0,5 5 Others 931,2 2-25 Total 7 279,2

2.2. Czech Republic

Inspections by the competent authorities in 2005 confirmed the compliance of the irradiation facility Artim spol.s.r.o. with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC.

The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in this facility in 2005.

Food Amount (t) Overall average absorbed radiation dose (KGy) Dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings 85,3 4-7 Total 85,3

2.3. Germany

During the reporting period, there were four approved irradiation facilities in Germany:

(a) Gamma Service Produktbestrahlung GmbH, Radeberg

Inspections by the competent authorities in 2005 confirmed the compliance of the irradiation facility with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC.

The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in this facility in 2005.

Food Quantity (t) Average absorbed dose (kGy) Dried vegetables 50,9 < 10 Herbs and seasonings 169,0 < 10 Other foodstuffs (guarana seed) 0,1 < 0 Total 220,0

101,5 ton of the foodstuffs irradiated were exported to third countries

(b) Beta-Gamma Service GmbH&Co. KG, Wiehl

Inspections by the competent authorities in 2005 confirmed the compliance of the irradiation facility with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC.

The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in this facility in 2005.

Food Quantity [t] Average absorbed dose [kGy] Plant raw materials (dill, celery, paprika) 6,46 4-10 Dried vegetables 27,83 6-8 Total 34,29

All foodstuffs irradiated were exported to third countries

(c) Isotron Deutschland GmbH, Allershausen

Inspections by the competent authorities in 2005 confirmed the compliance of the irradiation facility with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC.

The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in this facility in 2005.

Food Quantity [t] Average absorbed dose [kGy] Herbs 180,4 7-9 Spices 37,07 7-9 Total 217,47

All foodstuffs irradiated were exported to third countries

(d) Gamma-Service GmbH&Co KG, Bruchsal

No food products were irradiated in this facility in 2005.

2.4. Spain

In Spain, there are two facilities approved for the irradiation of foods.

No information has been forwarded by this Member State on the results of checks carried out in the facilities.

2.5. France

In France, there are six facilities approved for the irradiation of foods. Inspections by the competent authorities in 2005 confirmed the compliance of the irradiation facilities with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC.

The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in the facilities in 2005.

Food Quantity [t] Average absorbed dose [kGy] Herbs, spices and dried vegetables 134,3 10 Gum arabic 133,7 3 Casein 43,5 6 Poultry 1 849,2 5 Frozen frog legs 939,8 5 Shrimps 10,5 5 Total 3 111

2.6. Hungary

In Hungary, there is one facility approved for the irradiation of foods. Inspection by the competent authority in 2005 confirmed the compliance with the requirements of Directive 1999/2/EC.

The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in this facility in 2005.

Food Quantity [t] Average absorbed dose [kGy] Spices 34,6 4-8 Dried vegetables and fruits 11,3 3-6 Herbs 64,9 3-8 Total 110,8

2.7. Italy

In Italy, there is one facility approved for the irradiation of foods.

No information has been forwarded by this Member State on the results of checks carried out in the facility.

2.8. The Netherlands

During 2005 no official controls in the two Dutch facilities were carried out. The following table shows the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in the two facilities in 2005.

Products in 2005 Quantity [t] (7) Spices/Herbs 1 141,1 Dehydrated vegetables 880,8 Poultry meat (frozen) 52,8 Shrimps (cooled) 36 Shrimps (frozen) 32,8 Frog parts 124 Egg white (cooled) 0,8 Food (8) 698,4 Samples food 32 Total 3 299,2

2.9. Poland

In Poland, there are two facilities approved for the irradiation of foods:

The following tables show the categories and quantities of foods irradiated in 2005 in these facilities.

(a) Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw

Food Quantity [t] Average absorbed dose [kGy] Spices, dried vegetables 584,0 7-10 Dried mushrooms 79,6 5-10 Total 663,6

(b) Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Technical University of Lodz

Food Quantity [t] Average absorbed dose [kGy] Herbs 23,4 7 Total 23,4

2.10. The United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, there is one facility approved for the irradiation of foods.

The facility did not irradiate any food under the terms of its licence in 2005 and it was not inspected during 2005.

2.11. Summary for the EU

10 Member States have facilities approved in accordance with Article 7(2) of Directive 1999/2/EC.

Eight Member States forwarded to the Commission the results of checks carried out in irradiation facilities.

The exact amount of foodstuffs irradiated in the Union can therefore not be determined.

3. RESULTS OF CHECKS CARRIED OUT AT THE PRODUCT MARKETING STAGE AND THE METHODS USED TO DETECT IRRADIATED FOODS

The Member States submitted the following information:

3.1. Austria

115 samples were checked for ionising radiation treatment. None were found to be irradiated.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 115 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled Basil 3 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Chilli 1 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Curry 1 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Curcuma 1 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Marjoram 2 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Oregano 3 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Paprika 7 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Pepper 6 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Rosemary 2 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Thyme 4 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Cinnamon 1 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Herbal tea 47 0 EN 1788 EN 13751 Chicken 13 0 EN 1786 Duck 15 0 EN 1786 Goose 9 0 EN 1786 TOTAL 115 0 Total in % of analysed samples 100 0

3.2. Belgium

In total, 148 samples were analysed. None were found to be irradiated.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 148 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled (origin) Frozen peeled decapitated shrimps 15 0 EN 1785 or EN 1788 Dried herbs and spices 5 0 EN 1785 or EN 1788 Frog legs 14 0 EN 1785 or EN 1788 Fresh strawberries 14 0 EN 1785 or EN 1788 Grated cheese 100 0 EN 1785 or EN 1788 Total 148 0 Total in % of analysed samples 100 0

3.3. Cyprus

No analytical checks were performed in 2005.

3.4. Czech Republic

In total, 78 samples were analysed. 8 samples were positive for irradiation and were not correctly labelled.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 78 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled Spices 28 2 EN 1788 Herbal tea products 20 3 EN 1788 Food supplements 7 3 EN 1788 Instant noodles 2 0 EN 1788 Fresh fruits 9 0 EN 1788 Poultry 2 0 EN 1788 Cacao powder 2 0 EN 1788 Total 70 8 Total in % of analysed samples 90 10

3.5. Germany

3 945 food samples were examined. 141 of these, i.e. 3.6 %, were non-compliant: 93 samples were incorrectly labelled and 48 were found to have been illegally irradiated.

Two samples were legally irradiated and correctly labelled.

The infringements are distributed very unevenly over product categories. In the group ‘Asian noodle snacks, party snacks, pizza, TV snacks’, 42 of 113 samples (37 %) had been illegally irradiated and/or were not correctly labelled. The same was true for 32 % of soups and sauces.

It should be noted that products from Asia accounted for most of the non-compliant samples.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 3945 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, but irradiation unauthorised and/or not correctly labelled Milk/milk products 52 0 EN 1788 EN 1787 Cheese with herbs 56 0 EN 1788 EN 1784 EN 1787 EN 13751 Butter with herbs 32 0 EN 1787 EN 1788 EN 1788 mod. Eggs, egg products 5 0 EN 1784 mod. Meat (including frozen meat, except poultry, game) 23 0 EN 1784 mod. EN 1786 Meat products (except sausages) 39 0 EN 1784 EN 1784 mod. EN 1786 Sausages 65 0 EN 1786 EN 1788 EN 1787 Poultry 151 0 EN 1786 Game 6 0 EN 1786 EN 1784 Fish and fisheries products 133 9 EN 1786 EN 1788 Crustaceans, shellfish, mussels and other aquatic animals including their products 225 6 EN 1786 EN 1788.L 12.01-1 Pulses 27 0 EN 1788 Soups, sauces 96 47 EN 1375 EN 1787 EN 1788 EN 13751 Cereals and cereal products 54 EN 1787 EN 1788 Oil seeds 103 0 EN 1787 EN 1788 Nuts 148 0 EN 1375 EN 1784 EN 1787 EN 1788 Potatoes, parts of plants with high content of starch 19 0 EN 1787 EN 1788 Fresh vegetables, salad 53 0 EN 1787 EN 1788 EN 13751 Dried vegetables, vegetable products 70 0 EN 1375 EN 1787 EN 178 EN 13751 (Screening) L 00.00-42 ESR Mushrooms, fresh 20 0 EN 1788 EN 1375 Mushrooms, dried or mushroom products 173 2 EN 1375 EN 1787 EN 1788 EN 13751 (Screening) Fresh fruits 169 0 EN 1787 EN 1788 PSL Dried fruits or fruit products 101 0 EN 1787 EN 13708 Cacao powder 24 0 Teas, tea-like products 161 8 EN 1788 EN 1787 EN 13751 EN 13751 (Screening) Ready-to-serve meals 35 4 EN 1786 EN 1787 EN 1788 EN 13751 (Screening) Spices, including preparations and seasoning salt 1 385 8 EN 1784 EN 1787; EN 1788 EN 1375 EN 13751 (Screening) EN 13788 Herbs 133 0 EN 1787 EN 1788 Dry prepared meals 52 3 EN 1787 EN 1788 Asian noodle snacks, party snacks, pizza, TV snacks 71 42 EN 1787 EN 1788 Food supplements 99 9 EN 1375 EN 1787 EN 1788 EN 13751 EN 13751 + EN 1788 Other 18 3 EN 1787 EN 1788 Total 3 798 141 Total in % of analysed samples 96,4 3,6

3.6. Denmark

No analytical checks were performed in 2005.

3.7. Estonia

No analytical checks were performed in 2005.

3.8. Greece

In total, 54 samples were analysed. None were found to be irradiated.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 54 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated Herbs and spices 32 0 Tea 12 0 Fish and molluscs 10 0 Total 54 0 Total in % of analysed samples 100 0

3.9. Spain

No information has been forwarded by this Member State on the results of checks carried out at the marketplace.

3.10. Finland

In total 274 samples were analysed. A total of 246 samples of dried spices and herbs were analysed. 6 samples were found to contain irradiated material. 21 food supplements were analyzed and 7 tested positive for irradiation.

None of the positive samples were adequately labelled and the irradiation facilities had no EU approval.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 274 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled Dried spices and herbs 240 6 EN 13751 EN 1788 Food supplements 14 7 EN 13751 EN 1788 Fruits and berries 7 0 Total 261 13 Total in % of analysed samples 95 5

3.11. France

In total, 86 samples were analysed. 6 samples of herbs were positive for irradiation and not correctly labelled.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 86 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated Spices and herbs 22 0 Food supplements 21 0 Tea and infusions 11 0 Dried mushrooms 9 1 Shrimps 10 0 Fruits and vegetables 7 0 Frogs legs 5 5 Total 80 6 Total in % of analysed samples 93 7

Samples were screened for abnormally low microbiologic contamination and in that case, analysed with the CEN Method 1788.

3.12. Hungary

In total, 141 samples were analysed. 7 samples of herbs were positive for irradiation, of which 4 were correctly labelled.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 141 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled Herbs 38 0 EN 1788 Tea 96 3 EN 1788 Total 134 3 Total in % of analysed samples 95 2

3.13. Ireland

In 2005, 459 samples were analysed. 20 samples were positive for irradiation, and were not correctly labelled.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 459 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled Noodles 61 14 EN13751 for screening, confirmation by EN1788 Prawns 4 0 Sauces, mustards & soups 28 3 Seasonings/Stocks 22 1 Fresh fruit 13 0 Herbs & spices 169 2 Coffee and tea (including herbal teas) 41 0 Seeds 29 0 Dried fruit and vegetables 6 0 Flavourings 9 0 Food supplements 44 0 Miscellaneous 13 0 Total 439 20 % of total analysed 96 4

3.14. Italy

In total, 112 samples were analysed. 5 samples of herbs were positive for irradiation and were not correctly labelled.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 112 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled Spices, herbs and vegetable extracts 107 5 EN 13784/2002 EN 13751 EN 1788 Total 107 5 Total in % of analysed samples 100 5

3.15. Latvia

No analytical checks were performed in 2005.

3.16. Lithuania

In total, 12 samples were analysed, none of which tested positive for irradiation

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 40 Method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated Spices and herbs 5 0 LST EN 13783:2004 Tea 7 0 LST EN 13783:2004 Total 12 0 Total in % of analysed samples 100 0

3.17. Luxembourg

In total, 40 samples were analysed, none of which tested positive for irradiation

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 40 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated Spices 10 0 EN 1788 Potatoes 10 0 EN 1788 Tea 10 0 EN 1788 Onion 10 0 EN 1788 Total 40 0 Total in % of analysed samples 100 0

3.18. Malta

No analytical checks were performed in 2005.

3.19. The Netherlands

In Total 792 samples analysed of which 31 samples proved to be irradiated. None of the irradiated samples were correctly labelled as such.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 792 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated Cereal products 72 0 EN 13751 EN 1788 Dried vegetables 53 0 EN 13751 EN 1788 Dried legume 43 0 EN 13751 EN 1788 Dried fruit 215 0 EN 13751 EN 1788 Seed 5 0 EN 13751 EN 1788 Shrimps 54 0 EN 13751 EN 1788 Mixed herbs 20 2 EN 13751 EN 1788 Herbs & spices 199 3 EN 13751 EN 1788 Dietary supplements 100 26 EN 13751 EN 1788 Total 761 31 Total in % of analysed samples 96 4

3.20. Poland

In total, 120 samples were analysed. 4 samples tested positive for irradiation, none of which were correctly labelled.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 120 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated, not correctly labelled Dried herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings 48 4 EN 1788 Potatoes 10 0 EN 1788 Onion and garlic 16 0 EN 1788 Poultry 4 0 EN 1788 Unshelled nuts 25 0 EN 1788 Prawns, fish 13 0 EN 1788 Total 116 4 Total in % of analysed samples 97 3

3.21. Portugal

No analytical checks were performed in 2005.

3.22. Sweden

During the year 2005, six samples, mainly poultry meat, have been taken. The method used to analyse irradiated food was according EN 1784.

The six samples analysed were not irradiated.

3.23. Slovakia

In total, 56 samples were analysed, none of which tested positive for irradiation

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 40 method used Result: non-irradiated Result: irradiated Pistachio, different kind of nuts 43 0 GC Cheese 9 0 GC Duck 4 0 GC Total 56 0 Total in % of analysed samples 100 0

3.24. Slovenia

During the year 2005, ten samples, herbs and spices were analysed, none of them tested positive for being irradiated.

3.25. The United Kingdom

The Food Standards Agency is aware of 657 products that were sampled by UK local enforcement authorities in 2005 and analysed using standardised detection tests for irradiated food. Of these 657 samples, 42 (six percent) were found to be irradiated. The 101 samples reported as ‘inconclusive ’were identified as intermediate using CEN method EN13751:2002 and were not analysed further; or were samples of ‘low sensitivity ’such that the mineral grain fraction of the samples was insufficient to carry out accurate analysis.

Food analysed Number of analysed samples: 657 CEN method used Result: non-irradiated Result: Inconclusive Result: irradiated Dried herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings 267 36 20 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Cous Cous and dried seasonings 3 0 0 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Dried soup mixes 23 2 0 EN 13751:2002 Noodles and dried seasonings A 84 9 10 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Rice and dried seasonings 2 0 0 EN 13751:2002 Pasta and dried seasonings 2 0 0 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Mushrooms and edible fungi (dried and fresh) 4 0 0 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Dried fruit 16 0 0 EN 13751:2002 Fresh fruit 22 1 0 EN 13751:2002 Vegetables including onions 19 3 1 EN 13751:2002 Herbal teas 5 0 2 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Seafood i.e. shellfish, prawns, shrimps and fish 16 11 3 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Dried food ingredients 28 12 1 EN 13751:2002 Nuts 1 0 0 EN 13751:2002 Food supplements 18 27 5 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Miscellaneous B 4 0 0 EN 13751:2002; EN 1778:2001 Total 514 101 42 Total in % of analysed samples 78 16 6

3.26. Summary for the EU

The following table summarises the samples analysed and the results obtained for the EU as a whole:

Member State Number of samples non-irradiated Number of samples irradiated % of samples irradiated, not correctly labelled AT 115 0 0 BE 148 0 0 CY NAC NAC NAC CZ 70 8 10 DE 3 798 143 (9) 3,6 DK NAC NAC NAC EE NAC NAC NAC EL 54 0 0 ES NI NI NI FI 264 13 5 FR 80 6 7 HU 134 7 (*) 2 IE 439 20 4 IT 107 5 5 LV NAC NAC NAC LT 12 0 0 LU 40 0 0 MT NAC NAC NAC NL 761 31 4 PL 116 6 4 PT NAC NAC NAC SE 6 0 0 SK 56 0 0 SI 10 0 0 UK 514 (10) 42 6 Total 6 724 281 4,0 NI : No information has been forwarded by the Member State. NAC : No analytical checks were performed in 2005.

4. CONCLUSIONS

4.1. Results of checks carried out in irradiation facilities

Directive 1999/2/EC requires the Member States to inform the Commission about the results of checks in irradiation facilities, the categories and quantities of foods irradiated and the average doses applied.

In 2005, irradiation facilities had approval in 10 Member States.

Eight of the 10 Member States provided the information requested with respect to the food categories treated.

Due to this incomplete reporting, the precise amount of foods irradiated in the EU during 2005 is not known.

4.2. Results of checks carried out at the product marketing stage

In 2005, 16 Member States performed analytical checks and submitted the requested data. Four Member States informed the Commission that they did not perform analytical checks during the period covered by the present report.

The information submitted shows that during 2005, 4 % of samples were illegally irradiated and/or not correctly labelled. Of the 287 samples proven to be irradiated, only 6 were legally irradiated and correctly labelled.

The infringements are unevenly distributed over product categories. Products imported from Asia, especially Asian-type noodles and food supplements are particularly concerned. It should be noted that in 2005, there were no facilities in Asia approved by the European Community.

The Commission expects that the member States continue to focus controls on these products and that Member States will take the appropriate measures.

Differences between Member States regarding the results of controls could partly be explained by the choice of the samples and the performance of the analytical methods used.

4.3. Deadline for the submission of the results of checks for the 2006 report

The deadline for submitting to the Commission the results of checks performed in 2006, as required under Article 7(3) of Directive 1999/2/EC, is 30 April 2007.

(1) OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 16. Amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biosafety/irradiation/index_en.htm

(3) OJ C 187, 7.8.2003, p. 13.

(4) OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 24.

(5) OJ C 112, 12.5.2006, p. 6.

(6) Amounts reported in kg.

(7) The amounts have been reported as ‘boards ’with an average weight per board of 800 kg.

(8) Products intended for exports to third countries.

(9) Germany and Hungary found respectively 2 and 4 samples that were legally irradiated and correctly labelled.

(10) The UK classified 101 samples as inconclusive.