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Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Sweden

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Swedish Food Agency OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Swedish Food Agency OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Swedish Food Agency OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Swedish Food Agency OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Swedish Food Agency

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Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Norway

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, and 2023, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Institute of Marine Research OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Institute of Marine Research OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Latvia

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment

Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Slovakia

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – State Veterinary and Food Institute, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute OCC-CHEMMON2021 – State Veterinary and Food Institute, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute OCC-CHEMMON2022 – State Veterinary and Food Institute, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute; National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute OCC-CHEMMON2023 – State Veterinary and Food Institute, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute; National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute OCC-CHEMMON2024 – State Veterinary and Food Institute, National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute; National Agricultural and Food Centre – Food Research Institute

Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Austria

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety

Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Greece

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Hellenic Food Authority, Ministry of Rural Development and Food OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Hellenic Food Authority, Ministry of Rural Development and Food OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Hellenic Food Authority, Ministry of Rural Development and Food OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Hellenic Food Authority, Ministry of Rural Development and Food OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Hellenic Food Authority, Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Malta

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in the ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Ministry for Health OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Ministry for Health OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Ministry for Health OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Ministry for Health OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Ministry for Health

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Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Ireland

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Marine Institute, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Food Safety Authority of Ireland OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Food Safety Authority of Ireland OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Food Safety Authority of Ireland; Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Food Safety Authority of Ireland; Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Italy

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’.  REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Ministry of Health OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Ministry of Health OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Ministry of Health OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Ministry of Health OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Ministry of Health

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Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Finland

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Finnish Food Authority OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Finnish Food  Authority OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Finnish Food  Authority OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Finnish Food  Authority; Finnish Customs OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Finnish Food  Authority; Finnish Customs

Results from national testing programs on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed - Bulgaria

In the framework of Articles 23 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 EFSA has received from the European Commission a mandate (M-2010-0374) to collect all available data on the occurrence of chemical contaminants in food and feed. These data are used in EFSA’s scientific opinions and reports on contaminants in food and feed.   The presence of unauthorised substances or chemical contaminants in food may pose a risk factor for public health and can cause a negative impact on the quality of food.  Commission Recommendations and Regulations on occurrence monitoring are in place for several contaminants of interest, some of which can be found here below:   <ul> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 625/2017, on the application of food and feed law</li> <li>Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931</li> <li>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932</li> <li>Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006</li> </ul> These datasets contain the results of sampling that was designed according to national testing programs for a variety of contaminants in food and feed, as reported under the Chemical Monitoring Data Collection 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, split by sampling year (data element ‘sampY’).  More details are available in last year's finalised call for data ‘<a href="https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-data-food-and-feed">Annual call for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in food and feed | EFSA</a>’. REPORTING AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTING TO EACH DATA COLLECTION:  OCC-CHEMMON2020 – Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain OCC-CHEMMON2021 – Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain OCC-CHEMMON2022 – Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain OCC-CHEMMON2023 – Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain OCC-CHEMMON2024 – Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain

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DIETxPOSOME: a FAIR database detailing food contaminants occurrence in selected foods

The DIETxPOSOME FAIR database provides detailed quantification of 73 contaminants, including 4 heavy metals, 18 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 10 pesticides, 29 mycotoxins, and 12 heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), in 16 food items across various food groups (cereals, vegetables, fruits, starchy roots, dairy products, nuts, meat, eggs, fish, legumes and vegetable oils). Data was obtained through a combination of literature extraction protocols and machine learning. A list of pertinent research articles on food contaminants in globally significant food items was sourced from PubMed. Machine learning enabled the automatic filtering of these papers (<a href="../records/7826130">https://zenodo.org/records/7826130</a>), which were subjected to a manual evaluation. Subsequently, specific foods (wheat, maize, beef, cheese, pasta, potatoes, carrots, rice, bread, chicken eggs, peanuts, beans, cabbage, apple, olive oil, and salmon) were selected based on their comprehensive contaminant profiles. Information was extracted from 145 relevant articles of the 151 research articles pertaining to the selected food items. Following extraction, the data was confirmed and evaluated by three reviewers, adhering to stringent criteria.  The food items in the DIETxPOSOME FAIR database can be integrated into complex dietary patterns in an experimental context, for example, aligned with the EAT-Lancet Commission Reference Diet for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems. This framework allows the simulation of real-world dietary exposure or worst-case scenarios, facilitating comprehensive risk assessment of unavoidable food contaminants.

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Statistical analysis of chlorate occurrence data in food

In accordance with Article 29 (1) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2014  for a scientific opinion on the risks for human health related to the presence of chlorate in food from all sources, taking also into account its presence in drinking water. The opinion found that “Chronic exposure of adolescent and adult age classes did not exceed  the  TDI.  However, at the 95th  percentile  the  TDI  was exceeded  in  all  surveys in ‘Infants’  and ‘Toddlers’ and  in  some  surveys in ‘Other children’.  Chronic exposures  are  of  concern  in  particular  in  younger age groups with mild or moderate iodine deficiency.” Food manufacturers have started to optimise their manufacturing processes to lower chlorate residue level in foods and the European Commission in 2017 provided a revised Guidance document on good hygiene practices regarding the use of chlorinated disinfectant. It can therefore be expected that chlorate levels in foods are now lower compared with the levels found in the samples from 2011 to 2014. The European Commission (EC) requested EFSA in 2018 to provide an updated statistical analysis on chlorate occurrence levels in foods. A set of 14 Excel tables containing the statistical analysis of reported results for the analysis of chlorates from pesticides monitoring and contaminants monitoring programmes have been prepared. The data is presented at three levels of aggregation using FoodEx product categories. Analysis was performed for two time points, the 2011-2017 dataset contained 15,741 valid results and the 2015-2017 dataset contained 28,033 valid results. Mean, median and percentile (75th, 90th, 95th) for lower bound, middle bound and upper bound concentration values were calculated. Caution should be applied to percentile values calculated from a limited number of results.

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Quinolizidine alkaloids in food and feed - annexes on dietary surveys, occurrence data and dietary exposure assessment

Supplementary information to the Scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of quinolizidine alkaloids in feed and food, in particular in lupins and lupin-derived products Annex A –     Dietary surveys and occurrence data in food submitted to EFSA Annex B –     Occurrence data in feed submitted to EFSA Annex C –     Results of acute dietary exposure assessment to quinolizidine alkaloids

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Filtered GBIF dataset of occurrences for food species in the brown bear (Ursus arctos) trophic database

We reviewed 47 studies of brown bear diet in Europe by searching in SCI Journals, master’s and PhD theses, and grey literature. We obtained a list of 276 species in the brown bear diet in Europe and Turkey. We used the R package rgbif to download occurrences of each food species from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). We selected occurrences of food species, with an uncertainty of <1 km2, in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for the period 1989–2018.

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Risk assessment of Ochratoxin A in food - Summary statistics on occurrence and consumption data and exposure assessment results - Final occurrence data

Annex: Summary statistics on occurrence and consumption data and exposure assessment results Table 1  Number of analytical results excluded from the initial dataset during data cleaning, and justification for exclusion Table 2  Occurrence values of OTA (µg/kg) in food as reported in the cleaned database Table 3  Occurrence values of OTA (µg/kg) in food as used for the exposure assessment Table 4  Dietary surveys per country and age group available in the EFSA Comprehensive Database, considered in the exposure assessment Table 5  Results of chronic dietary exposure assessment on OTA (ng/kg bw per day) Table 6  Main contributing food categories to the mean LB exposure assessments to OTA across European dietary surveys and population groups Table 7  Distribution of LOQ values among the different food categories Table 8  All contributing food categories to the mean LB and UB exposure to OTA across European dietary surveys and population groups   FormattedDATA_OchratoxinA.zip: Occurrence data on OTA Contains the occurrence data of OTA on 73,891 food samples presented in the opinion as described in its section 4.7 Occurrence data. The link to the catalogues of controlled terminologies can be found under "Related identifiers”.

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Occurrence data on Alternaria toxins in food

Alternaria toxins are mycotoxins produced by Alternaria species that cause plant diseases on many crops. They are the principal contaminating fungi in wheat, sorghum and barley, and have also been reported to occur in oilseeds such as sunflower and rapeseed, tomato, apples, citrus fruits, olives and several other fruits and vegetables. In addition, some Alternaria toxins are genotoxic in vitro and/or fetotoxic in rats. This published dataset contains data related to years 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009. Occurrence data were received from two Member States, which provided 11,730 occurrence results in food, and complemented with data published in the scientific literature. This data has been used for the preparation of the Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal and public health related to the presence of Alternaria toxins in feed and food adopted by EFSA in 2011. Several chromatography-based techniques are suitable for Alternaria toxin quantification in foods and feeds, and liquid chromatography coupled to (tandem) mass spectrometry, compliant with the requirements as described by the Commission regulation No. 401/2006, has become the method of choice. In the dataset published the following analytical methods have been used: HPLC-RI; Chromatographic tests (Not Specified); HPLC-UV; Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography); LC-MS-MS (QqQ); HPLC-HG-AFS.

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Occurrence data on MCPD, free and ester form, and glycidyl esters in various food matrices

This datasets provide data on 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD), and 2-monochloropropane-1,3-diol (2-MCPD), substances that might be generated in food processing. In order to provide reliable occurrence data on the levels of both bound and free forms of those substances, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) requested the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to develop and test suitable analysis methods on different kinds of food to prioritise future monitoring activities. Provisions for methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of 3-MCPD are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 836/2011. This data includes different products/brands in different countries and different shops. More than 600 food items were sampled in 17 EU Member States. About 95% of these samples were acquired in 10 countries, applying a convenience sampling regime. The produced analysis results were reported to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Standard Sample Description (SSD) format, whereas the analysed food items were coded by FoodEx2 codes. The analytical method used is GC-ITMS. The data has informed the Scientific Opinion on the risks for human health related to the presence of 3- and 2-monochloropropanediol (MCPD), and their fatty acid esters, and glycidyl fatty acid esters in food adopted by EFSA in 2016.

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Occurrence data on Beauvericin and Enniatins in food

Beauvericin and enniatins are mycotoxins produced by various Fusarium species that invade and grow on crops, and may produce them under moist and cool conditions. They are predominantly found in cereal grains and their products. The datasets contain occurrence data submitted to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) by two European countries (Italy and Finland) following a call for data and supplemented with data from some European research groups. The samples have been taken in years 2002 and 2012, with majority of data collected in 2012. The analytical method used is LC-MS. This data has been used to inform the preparation of the Scientific Opinion on the risks to human and animal health related to the presence of beauvericin and enniatins in food and feed adopted by EFSA in 2014.