Contaminant |
EC Regulation |
Codex Standard for named vegetable oils |
MVO Guaranteed value |
Reference Method of Analysis (or equivalent) |
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Mycotoxins
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Aflatoxin B1
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max 2 µg/kg |
AOCS Ab 6-68 and Directive 1998/53/EC amended by 2002/27/EC, 2002/121/EG and 2004/43/EG |
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Aflatoxin B1 + |
max 4 µg/kg |
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Zearalenone |
max 400 µg/kg |
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Metals |
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Iron (Fe) |
max 1500 µg/kg | max 500 µg/kg | ISO 8294 | |
Copper (Cu) |
max 100 µg/kg | max 50 µg/kg | ISO 8294 | |
Arsenic (As) |
max 100 µg/kg | max 100 µg/kg | AAS | |
Lead (Pb) |
max 100 µg/kg | max 100 µg/kg | ISO 12193 | |
Nickel |
max 200 µg/kg | ISO 8294 | ||
Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ) |
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- in vegetable oil |
max 0,75 pg/g fat |
FEDIOL lists
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- in fish oil |
max 1,75 pg/g fat | |||
Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ) |
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- in vegetable oil |
max 1,25 pg/g fat | |||
- in fish oil |
max 6,0 pg/g fat | |||
Non dioxin-like PCBs (sum of congeners 28, 52, 101, 138, 153 and 180) |
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- in vegetable oil |
max 40 ng/g | |||
- in fish oil |
max 200 ng/g | |||
PAHs |
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Benz(a)pyrene (Ba P) - in coconut oil - other oils |
max 2 µg/kg
max 10 µg/kg |
ISO 15302
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According to EC Regulation No. 396/2005, European Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for processed products like oils and fats should be derived from the European MRLs for raw agricultural products. Concentration or dilution caused by processing must be taken into account. European MRLs for raw agricultural products can be found in the EU MRL database.
The reference method of analysis is NEN-EN 1528-1/4. FEDIOL has a list with recommended labs approved for analysing pesticide residues in oils and fats.
Bacteriological specifications | Legal limit | Codex limit | MVO guaranteed value |
Reference Method |
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Total plate count | max 1000/g |
ISO 4833 |
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Salmonella | absent in 25 g |
ISO 6579 |
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Yeasts | max 10/g |
ISO 21527 |
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Moulds | max 10/g |
ISO 21257 |
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Enterobacteriaceae | max 10/g |
ISO 21528-2 |
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E. coli | max 10/g |
ISO 16649-2 |
Other quality parameters |
Legal limit |
Limit of Codex Standard |
MVO guranteed value |
Reference Method of Analysis (or equivalent) |
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Soap remains | 50 mg/kg (0.005% m/m) |
max 10 mg/kg (0.001 m/m) |
ISO 10539:2002 | |
Free fatty acids | 0.3% FFA (0.6 mg/KOH/g oil) |
max 0.1% FFA (0.2 mg/KOH/g oil) |
ISO 660 | |
Peroxide value | max 10 milli equivalents O2/kg |
max 1.0 milli equivalents O2/kg |
ISO 3960 |