date:Jul 30, 2018
rence is mainly due to the detection of chlorate residues, a compound first included in the control programs in 2016 to support the ongoing work on MRLs.
Sixty-seven percent of the samples tested came from European Union countries EU, Iceland and Norway; 26.4 percent concerned products imported from third countries. In 6.6 percent of the samples, the origin of the products was unknown, says EFSA.
Of the 1,676 infant and infant food samples, 98.1 percent were within limits permitted by EU legis