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EU inorganic arsenic maximum level for non-alcoholic rice-based drinks

An EU food contaminants provision setting an inorganic arsenic maximum level for nonalcoholic rice based drinks on a wet weight basis.

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Value

FieldValue
Metal speciesInorganic arsenic, sum of As(III) and As(V)
Maximum level0.030 mg/kg
Normalized value30 ug/kg
BasisWet weight
Product scopeNon-alcoholic rice-based drinks
Regulatory sourceCurrent EU contaminants framework: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, Annex I, section 3.4.1.6; value introduced by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/465

HMI use

This is an external regulatory value for Plant Milks, Rice-Based — RETIRED. It is not an HMTc threshold. The comparison layer may place it next to field findings from Inorganic Arsenic in Rice-Based Beverages: Occurrence in Products Available on the Italian Market and Dietary Exposure Assessment because the source reports the same product matrix, analyte species, and unit basis.

Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/465 introduced the 0.030 mg/kg value for non-alcoholic rice-based drinks by amending Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006. Regulation (EU) 2023/465 was later implicitly repealed when Regulation (EU) 2023/915 replaced and consolidated the EU contaminants framework. For current-facing comparison tables, cite Regulation (EU) 2023/915; retain 2023/465 as the historical amendment trail.

This row is now also represented in the broader EU 2023/915 source ingest at Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 and the canonical hub EU Regulation 2023/915 maximum levels for contaminants in food.

References

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  1. Inorganic Arsenic in Rice-Based Beverages: Occurrence in Products Available on the Italian Market and Dietary Exposure AssessmentD’Amato M, Turco AC, D’Amore T, Vitale F, Marini F, Stacchini P, et al. · Foods · 2026 · doi.org/10.3390/foods15020383Peer-reviewed
  2. Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006European Commission · Official Journal of the European Union · 2023 · eur-lex.europa.euRegulation

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