Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs.

Description

All foodstuffs intended for human or animal consumption in the European Union are subject to a maximum residue level (MRL) of pesticides, in order to protect animal and human health. “Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC” and related amendments and documents laid down the rules. Even if the pesticides are used in the agriculture and not on the products coming from forest, a list of pesticide’s limits is determined for berries, fruits, nuts and mushrooms.

Source link
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Full reference
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs.

More information about properties

Policy
Year	2004
Policy area	Food safety
Affected activity	Harvesting/Production, Marketing/trade
Affected actors	Producer/beekeeper, Processor, Retailer, Wholesaler, Consumer
Products	Mushrooms/truffles, berries, nuts
Subject	NWFP
Promoter/initiator	Public
Zone
Countries	EU countries
Regions (NUTS 2)	Catalonia
Focus on NWFP	Indirect
Document category	Regulation
Instrument type	Regulatory
Legal status	Binding
Geographical scope	"{{{Scope}}}" is not in the list of possible values (Local, National, Regional, International, Unknown) for this property.