What regulatory statements do we provide?

Food Safety and Contaminant Regulatory Compliance

The below statement covers compliance to:

• Regulations (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law and No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs which includes the requirements to implement and maintain a permanent procedure or procedures based on the HACCP principles.
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food, including but not limited to:
  • Mycotoxins such as Aflatoxins, Ochratoxin A and Zearalenone
  • Plant toxins such as Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), Hydrocyanic acid and cyanogenic glycosides
  • Heavy Metals such as Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg) and Arsenic (As)
  • Dioxins and PCBs 
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • 3-MCPD
  • Melamine
  • Perchlorate
• Confirmation of BSE and TSE Status in conformance to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001
• Confirmation our products have not been manufactured from Genetically Modified (GM) raw materials and thus are not subject to labelling as per regulations 1829/2003/EC and 1830/2003/EC.
• Confirmation that our products have not been subjected to Ionising Radiation in conformance to Directives 1999/3/EC.
• Confirmation our products comply with EU regulation 396/2005 on the maximum residue limits (MRLs) of pesticides. This includes the limits for Ethylene oxide (ETO).
• Confirmation our products do not contain nanoparticles.
• Compliance with Food Contact Packaging Regulations (EU) No 10/2011 and  (EC) No 1935/2004.

These regulations apply unless otherwise stated on the technical dossier.

Microbiological Criteria

Many of our products do not fit within the Food categories listed on Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs, thus please refer to the microbiological limits listed on our Product Technical Dossier or Finished Products Specifications.

Radiological Contamination

None of the materials we purchase come from areas that have had a nuclear disaster and as such the materials we sell have not come into contact with radioactive materials released during reactor meltdown. Our materials are radioactive contamination free.

Our products conform with Council Regulation (Euratom) 2016/52 of 15 January 2016 laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency, and repealing Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 and Commission Regulations (Euratom) No 944/89 and (Euratom) No 770/90.

Ethylene Oxide

Cambridge Commodities has a robust approval process in place, which includes checking the ETO status of all products.  The approval risk assessment is detailed in QM07.SOP08 and includes:
▪ Country of origin/manufacture and the source
▪ Horizon scanning
▪ Reassessment of supplier assurance process for goods
▪ Assurance of shipping conditions
▪ Analysis of high-risk products
▪ Re-assessment if any of the above change or positive detections are made

ETO testing is managed on risk basis. Testing of high-risk ingredients is in place. Newly approved or reapproved natural origin ingredient are tested for ETO as well. Products not considered to be high risk are not tested unless specifically requested by the customer.  Testing is performed in well known, accredited laboratories in the UK or EU, which apply reliable, accredited methods (GC-MS/MS) in accordance with current standards and regulations.

Further confirmation that a product does not contain Ethylene oxide (ETO) can be found on the product technical dossier in the Additives / Contaminants / Dietary Requirements / Intolerances table.