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of foods for infants and young children. This strict
selection of the raw materials is also appropriate for
the production of some specific foodstuffs such as bran
for direct human consumption.
Whereas:
(5) To allow maximum levels to be applied to dried, diluted,
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March processed and compound foodstuffs, where no specific
2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in Community maximum levels have been established, food
foodstuffs (2) has been amended substantially many business operators should provide the specific concen-
times. It is necessary to amend again maximum levels tration and dilution factors accompanied by the appro-
for certain contaminants to take into account new infor- priate experimental data justifying the factor proposed.
mation and developments in Codex Alimentarius. At the
same time, the text should, where appropriate, be
clarified. Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 should therefore
be replaced. (6) To ensure an efficient protection of public health,
products containing contaminants exceeding the
maximum levels should not be placed on the market
either as such, after mixture with other foodstuffs or
used as an ingredient in other foods.
(2) It is essential, in order to protect public