Overview
Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1323 amended Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in certain foodstuffs. The regulation entered into force on 31 August 2021 and was implicitly repealed by Regulation (EU) 2023/915 from 25 May 2023.
Selected Cereal Limits Used By Source Pages
| Foodstuff | Metal | Maximum level | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals other than listed special cereal rows | Cd | 0.10 mg/kg | Wet weight |
| Rye and barley | Cd | 0.050 mg/kg | Wet weight |
| Rice, quinoa, wheat bran, and wheat gluten | Cd | 0.15 mg/kg | Wet weight |
| Triticum durum (durum wheat) | Cd | 0.18 mg/kg | Wet weight |
| Wheat germ | Cd | 0.20 mg/kg | Wet weight |
How This Page Interacts With HMT&C
This page records the superseded EU cadmium comparator used by source pages that cite Regulation (EU) 2021/1323 directly. It is not an HMT&C threshold. Current EU maximum levels should be checked against EU Regulation 2023/915 maximum levels for contaminants in food before live legal use.
Sources
- EUR-Lex. Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1323 of 10 August 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in certain foodstuffs. Source URL: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1323/oj/eng
Verification Notes
- Created 2026-05-18 during the Gacal et al. 2023 bread ingest.
- EUR-Lex document metadata reports effect from 31 August 2021 and end of validity on 24 May 2023, implicitly repealed by Regulation (EU) 2023/915.
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