| Food category number | Food category name | Restrictions/exception | MPL | Concentration levels used in the refined exposure assessment scenario (only reported use levels) | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Maximum | |||||
| 02.2.2 | Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions | Only spreadable fats as defined in Article 115 and Annex XV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, having a fat content of 41% or less and similar spreadable products with a fat content of less than 10% fat | 4,000 | 3,950 | 4,000 | Reported use levels |
| 03 | Edible ices | 750a | 21 | 525 | Reported use levels | |
| 05.1 | Cocoa and Chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC | 5,000 | 1,160 | 5,000 | Reported use levels | |
| 05.2 | Other confectionery including breath freshening microsweets | Only cocoa‐based confectionery | 5,000 | 150 | 150 | Reported use levels |
| 05.4 | Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit‐based fillings covered by category 4.2.4 | Only cocoa‐based confectionery | – | – | – | Not taken into account (no FoodEx code) |
| 08.3 | Meat productsb | 500 | Not taken into account in the refined scenario (no reported level) | |||
| 09.2 | Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceanb | Fish paste | 500 | Not taken into account in the refined scenario (no reported level) | ||
| 12.6 | Sauces | Only dressings | 4,000 | – | – | Not taken into account in the refined scenario (no reported level) |
| 15.2 | Processed nuts | 5,000c | 2,309 | 4,500 | Reported use levels | |
PGPR: polyglycerol polyricinoleate; MPL: maximum permitted level.
a
Assuming 15% of chocolate in edible ices. MPL of cocoa products (FC 05.1) was used (5,000 mg/kg) applying a factor of 15%. Therefore, the level of 750 mg/kg was used for the FC 03. Edible ices.
b
Authorised according to Annex III to Regulation No 1333/2008.
c
MPL of cocoa products (FC 05.1).