Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/907 — Monitoring of Nickel in Food
Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/907 of 22 March 2024 directs EU Member States, in collaboration with food business operators, to monitor the presence of nickel in food during 2025, 2026 and 2027 (907). It is the companion monitoring instrument to the maximum levels for nickel in food established under 915, and it cites the EFSA 2020 nickel risk assessment as its scientific basis.
The recommendation states the EU’s own conclusion that current dietary nickel exposure exceeds the tolerable daily intake of 13 µg/kg b.w./day in toddlers and children (and some infants), and that the acute protective margin of exposure (≥ 30 against the 4.3 µg/kg b.w. LOAEL) is not met at mean or 95th-percentile exposure for the ~15 % of the population that is nickel-sensitised.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/907 |
| Type | Non-binding monitoring recommendation (Art. 292 TFEU) |
| Adopted | 22 March 2024 (OJ L, 26.3.2024) |
| Monitoring years | 2025, 2026, 2027 |
| Foods named | Food supplements; chocolate, chocolate/nut spreads, cocoa beans; cereal-based products (breakfast cereals, cereal flakes, oat milling products); ready-to-eat soups; coffee; tea; vegetables; seaweeds; oilseeds; soy-based products (tofu, soy drinks); pulses; nuts; fish and other seafood |
| Companion maximum levels | Established under Regulation (EU) 2023/915 (recital 7) |
| Scientific basis | EFSA 2020 (EFSA Journal 2020;18(11):6268) |
Sources
- 907 — primary Official Journal text, ingested 2026-06-03.
- EFSA Ni 2020 — the risk assessment the recommendation recites.
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