The EU has initiated monitoring of chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in food, effective from 2026 to 2029, due to identified gaps in dietary exposure assessments. Member States must collect data on various food products. Threshold values for CPs have been established, with impending regulations signaled for food businesses. CPs pose health risks mainly through accumulation in the food chain.
This Regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2023/915 by 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚-𝟗-𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥 (Δ𝟗-𝐓𝐇𝐂) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚-𝟗-𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐝 (Δ𝟗-𝐓𝐇𝐂𝐀), 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 Δ𝟗-𝐓𝐇𝐂 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐩 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐩 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.The measure is based on the 2015 opinion of EFSA’s CONTAM Panel, which established an acute reference dose … Continue reading EU – New THC limits in hemp leaves for infusion and RTD beverages
