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total arsenic remains distinct from inorganic arsenic.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/eu-2025-1891-inorganic-arsenic-fish-seafood" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-02-eu-nickel-deadlines", "regulatory_limit_id": "eu2024_ni_tree_nuts_3500", "jurisdiction": "EU", "analyte": "Ni", "product_scope": "tree nuts except chestnuts, pine nuts, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 3500, "regulatory_basis": "edible part", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "nuts-seeds-other", "hmtc_standard_name": "Nuts and seeds (general tree nuts and non-sunflower oilseeds — almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, pecans, macadamias, sesame, flax, pumpkin, other)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/nuts-seeds-other", "hmtc_variant": "both", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 3500, "hmtc_cell_type": "gov", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "equal", "scope_note": "Tree nuts in the EU 3,500 µg/kg tier; excluded high-nickel nuts route to a separate HMTc row.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/eu-2024-1987-nickel-maximum-levels" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-02-eu-nickel-deadlines", "regulatory_limit_id": "eu2024_ni_cereals_800", "jurisdiction": "EU", "analyte": "Ni", "product_scope": "cereals except durum/rice/husked-rice/pseudocereal/oat rows", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 800, "regulatory_basis": "product as placed on market", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "flour-non-rice", "hmtc_standard_name": "Flour (wheat, corn, other — non-rice)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/flour-non-rice", "hmtc_variant": "both", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 800, "hmtc_cell_type": "gov", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "equal", "scope_note": "Representative non-rice cereal comparison on product-as-placed/as-sold basis.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/eu-2024-1987-nickel-maximum-levels" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-02-eu-nickel-deadlines", "regulatory_limit_id": "eu2024_ni_formula_powder_250", "jurisdiction": "EU", "analyte": "Ni", "product_scope": "infant/young-child formula, powder, except soy-isolate", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 250, "regulatory_basis": "product as placed on market", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "infant-formula-powder", "hmtc_standard_name": "Infant formula (powder)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/infant-formula-powder", "hmtc_variant": "cow", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 250, "hmtc_cell_type": "gov", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "equal", "scope_note": "Powder formula except soy-protein-isolate formula, which has a separate EU tier and HMTc variant.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/eu-2024-1987-nickel-maximum-levels" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-06-india-2026-amendment", "regulatory_limit_id": "in_fssai2026_ias_fish_oils_100", "jurisdiction": "IN", "analyte": "iAs", "product_scope": "Fish oils", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 100, "regulatory_basis": "product as placed on market", "legal_status": "adopted maximum level effective 2026-12-01", "hmtc_standard_slug": "supplements-oil-based", "hmtc_standard_name": "Ingredient class — oil-based supplements (fish oil/omega-3 and similar)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/supplements-oil-based", "hmtc_variant": "both", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 10, "hmtc_cell_type": "read_across", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "hmtc-stricter", "scope_note": "Fish-oil supplement as sold. HMTc's voluntary child-protective read-across is compared transparently with India's future legal maximum.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/india-fssai-2026-contaminants-amendment" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-09-brazil-mercosur", "regulatory_limit_id": "br_pb_cereal-based-foods-for-infant-young-chil_20", "jurisdiction": "BR", "analyte": "Pb", "product_scope": "Cereal-based foods for infant/young-child feeding (alimentos à base de cereais)", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 20, "regulatory_basis": "product as placed on market", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "baby-cereals-dry-non-rice", "hmtc_standard_name": "Baby cereals / grain products, dry (non-rice)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/baby-cereals-dry", "hmtc_variant": "both", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 20, "hmtc_cell_type": "gov", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "equal", "scope_note": "Brazil's in-force infant cereal lead component, separate from the non-binding MERCOSUR project in the same story cluster.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/br-infant-food-contaminants" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-11-vietnam-amendment", "regulatory_limit_id": "vn_qcvn20_2024_tas_health_supplements_5000", "jurisdiction": "VN", "analyte": "tAs", "product_scope": "Health supplements", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 5000, "regulatory_basis": "finished product as sold; 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total and inorganic arsenic remain separate cells.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/vietnam-qcvn-20-1-2024-health-supplements" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-11-vietnam-amendment", "regulatory_limit_id": "vn_qcvn20_2024_cd_health_supplements_seaweed_bivalve_3000", "jurisdiction": "VN", "analyte": "Cd", "product_scope": "Health supplements containing ingredients from seaweed or bivalve molluscs", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 3000, "regulatory_basis": "finished product as sold; source unit mg/kg or mg/L", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "supplements-algae-seaweed-based", "hmtc_standard_name": "Ingredient class — algae/seaweed-based", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/supplements-algae-seaweed-based", "hmtc_variant": "both", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 5, "hmtc_cell_type": "read_across", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "hmtc-stricter", "scope_note": "Health supplements containing seaweed ingredients; no conversion is made for liquid products.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/vietnam-qcvn-20-1-2024-health-supplements" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-11-vietnam-amendment", "regulatory_limit_id": "vn_qcvn20_2024_cd_health_supplements_other_1000", "jurisdiction": "VN", "analyte": "Cd", "product_scope": "Health supplements not containing ingredients from seaweed or bivalve molluscs", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 1000, "regulatory_basis": "finished product as sold; 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iAs and total-arsenic salt rows remain distinct." }, "disposition": "full-article", "article_slugs": [ "worldwide-heavy-metal-regulatory-watch-2026", "eu-food-limits-arsenic-seafood-nickel-deadlines" ], "summary": "Regulation (EU) 2025/1891 amended the EU contaminant framework with species-specific inorganic-arsenic maximum levels for aquatic foods and restated a separate total-arsenic limit for salt.", "obligations": [ "maximum-level" ], "public_eligible": true, "hmtc_impact": { "event_id": "rw-2026-01-eu-ias-seafood", "impact_class": "current-binding-limit-change", "affected_analytes": [ "iAs", "tAs" ], "affected_product_categories": [ "Marine non-predatory fish (sardine, anchovy, salmon, cod, herring, mackerel; fillet/muscle meat, fresh or frozen)", "Cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish; not canned)", "Salt (table, sea, Himalayan)" ], "deadline": "2025-10-08", "deadline_state": "passed", "q2_relevance": "background", "q2_date_fields": [], "related_standard_urls": [ "/standards/fish-marine-non-predatory", "/standards/cephalopods", "/standards/salt" ], "comparisons": [ { "event_id": "rw-2026-01-eu-ias-seafood", "regulatory_limit_id": "eu20251891_ias_fish_other_100", "jurisdiction": "EU", "analyte": "iAs", "product_scope": "muscle meat of fish, species other than those listed under Annex I 3.4.5.2", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 100, "regulatory_basis": "wet weight", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "fish-marine-non-predatory", "hmtc_standard_name": "Marine non-predatory fish (sardine, anchovy, salmon, cod, herring, mackerel; 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wet-weight/as-consumed comparison.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/eu-2025-1891-inorganic-arsenic-fish-seafood" }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-01-eu-ias-seafood", "regulatory_limit_id": "eu20251891_tas_salt_500", "jurisdiction": "EU", "analyte": "tAs", "product_scope": "salt", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 500, "regulatory_basis": "product as placed on market", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "salt", "hmtc_standard_name": "Salt (table, sea, Himalayan)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/salt", "hmtc_variant": null, "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 500, "hmtc_cell_type": "gov", "hmtc_basis": "food-grade salt as placed on the market (dry)", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "equal", "scope_note": "Food-grade salt as placed on the market; total arsenic remains distinct from inorganic arsenic.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/eu-2025-1891-inorganic-arsenic-fish-seafood" } ], "comparison_summary": { "mapped": 3, "hmtc_stricter": 0, "equal": 3, "governance_review": 0, "not_comparable": 0 }, "rationale": "3 mapped comparisons show how the in-force legal ceiling relates to a published HMTc cell.", "what_does_not_change": "No published HMTc threshold changes automatically. A legal ceiling tighter than a published cell opens governance review; all revisions still require the existing compiler and approval process.", "action": { "priority": "confirm-compliance", "label": "Confirm the passed compliance date is implemented", "owner": "Quality and regulatory operations" }, "governance_queue": true } }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-02-eu-nickel-deadlines", "intake_id": "rw-intake-2026-08-24-worldwide-roundup", "cluster": 2, "title": "EU nickel maximum levels reach their second application date", "instrument_ids": [ "eu-2024-1987-nickel-maximum-levels" ], "jurisdictions": [ "European Union" ], "authorities": [ "European Commission" ], "domains": [ "food-contaminants" ], "analytes": [ "Ni" ], "product_scopes": [ "nuts", "vegetables", "pulses", "oilseeds", "cereals", "cocoa", "infant formula", "baby food", "juice", "seaweed" ], "event_type": "limit-change", "status": "in-force", "dates": { "adopted": "2024-07-16", "published": "2024-07-17", "effective": "2024-08-06", "transition": "2026-07-01", "consultation_close": null, "next_review": null }, "official_sources": [ { "title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1987", "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1987/oj/eng", "kind": "primary-law" } ], "hmi_routes": { "regulations": [ "regulations/eu-2024-1987-nickel-maximum-levels" ], "sources": [], "regulatory_limit_ids": [ "eu2024_ni_tree_nuts_3500", "eu2024_ni_cereals_800", "eu2024_ni_formula_powder_250" ] }, "verification": { "state": "verified-primary", "verified_on": "2026-08-24", "confidence": "high", "notes": "Most rows applied from 2025-07-01; specified cereal rows apply from 2026-07-01." }, "disposition": "full-article", "article_slugs": [ "worldwide-heavy-metal-regulatory-watch-2026", "eu-food-limits-arsenic-seafood-nickel-deadlines" ], "summary": "The EU nickel instrument is already in force; its cereal-group transition ended on 1 July 2026, later than the application date for most other listed foods.", "obligations": [ "maximum-level", "transition-deadline" ], "public_eligible": true, "hmtc_impact": { "event_id": "rw-2026-02-eu-nickel-deadlines", "impact_class": "current-binding-limit-change", "affected_analytes": [ "Ni" ], "affected_product_categories": [ "Nuts and seeds (general tree nuts and non-sunflower oilseeds — almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, pecans, macadamias, sesame, flax, pumpkin, other)", "Flour (wheat, corn, other — non-rice)", "Infant formula (powder)" ], "deadline": "2026-07-01", "deadline_state": "passed", "q2_relevance": "post-quarter-deadline", "q2_date_fields": [], "related_standard_urls": [ "/standards/nuts-seeds-other", "/standards/flour-non-rice", "/standards/infant-formula-powder" ], "comparisons": [ { "event_id": "rw-2026-02-eu-nickel-deadlines", "regulatory_limit_id": "eu2024_ni_tree_nuts_3500", "jurisdiction": "EU", "analyte": "Ni", "product_scope": "tree nuts except chestnuts, pine nuts, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 3500, "regulatory_basis": "edible part", "legal_status": "maximum level", "hmtc_standard_slug": "nuts-seeds-other", "hmtc_standard_name": "Nuts and seeds (general tree nuts and non-sunflower oilseeds — almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, pecans, macadamias, sesame, flax, pumpkin, other)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/nuts-seeds-other", "hmtc_variant": "both", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 3500, "hmtc_cell_type": "gov", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "equal", "scope_note": "Tree nuts in the EU 3,500 µg/kg tier; 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A legal ceiling tighter than a published cell opens governance review; all revisions still require the existing compiler and approval process.", "action": { "priority": "confirm-compliance", "label": "Confirm the passed compliance date is implemented", "owner": "Quality and regulatory operations" }, "governance_queue": true } }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-03-china-gb2762-2025", "intake_id": "rw-intake-2026-08-24-worldwide-roundup", "cluster": 3, "title": "China publishes GB 2762-2025 with a September 2026 effective date", "instrument_ids": [ "china-gb-2762-2025-contaminants" ], "jurisdictions": [ "China" ], "authorities": [ "National Health Commission", "State Administration for Market Regulation" ], "domains": [ "food-contaminants", "market-access" ], "analytes": [ "Pb", "Cd", "tAs", "iAs", "tHg", "MeHg", "Sn", "Cr-total", "Ni" ], "product_scopes": [ "foods placed on the Chinese market" ], "event_type": "limit-change", "status": "adopted-not-effective", "dates": { "adopted": "2025-09-25", "published": "2025-09-25", "effective": "2026-09-02", "transition": null, "consultation_close": null, "next_review": "2026-09-03" }, "official_sources": [ { "title": "NHC/SAMR Announcement No. 6 of 2025", "url": "https://www.nhc.gov.cn/sps/c100088/202509/5dc5e1e2b26d4d27a7913b9e71bbe931.shtml", "kind": "official-announcement" } ], "hmi_routes": { "regulations": [ "regulations/china-gb-2762-2022-contaminants" ], "sources": [], "regulatory_limit_ids": [] }, "verification": { "state": "verified-primary", "verified_on": "2026-08-24", "confidence": "high", "notes": "Official announcement and preserved standard confirm publication and effective date. The existing 2022 HMI page records the scheduled supersession; no 2025 numerical value is duplicated here." }, "disposition": "full-article", "article_slugs": [ "worldwide-heavy-metal-regulatory-watch-2026", "market-access-rules-gulf-asia" ], "summary": "GB 2762-2025 has been published and is scheduled to replace GB 2762-2022 on 2 September 2026; it is not treated as currently binding before that date.", "obligations": [ "future-maximum-level", "market-access" ], "public_eligible": true, "hmtc_impact": { "event_id": "rw-2026-03-china-gb2762-2025", "impact_class": "future-binding-limit-candidate", "affected_analytes": [ "Pb", "Cd", "tAs", "iAs", "tHg", "MeHg", "Sn", "Cr-total", "Ni" ], "affected_product_categories": [], "deadline": "2026-09-02", "deadline_state": "upcoming", "q2_relevance": "post-quarter-deadline", "q2_date_fields": [], "related_standard_urls": [], "comparisons": [], "comparison_summary": { "mapped": 0, "hmtc_stricter": 0, "equal": 0, "governance_review": 0, "not_comparable": 0 }, "rationale": "Prepare for the adopted effective date. 0 mapped HMTc comparisons are available; no threshold changes automatically.", "what_does_not_change": "No published HMTc threshold changes automatically. 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The licensed tables and member-state implementing dates are not inferred from the catalog." }, "disposition": "hub-only", "article_slugs": [ "market-access-rules-gulf-asia" ], "summary": "GSO's official catalog verifies GSO 2783:2025 as an active technical-regulation record published on 29 October 2025 for heavy metals in food; national adoption dates must still be checked by GCC member state.", "obligations": [ "market-access-monitoring" ], "public_eligible": true, "hmtc_impact": { "event_id": "rw-2026-04-gso-2783", "impact_class": "context-with-no-direct-hmtc-change", "affected_analytes": [ "tAs", "iAs", "tHg", "Cd", "Pb", "Sn" ], "affected_product_categories": [], "deadline": null, "deadline_state": "none", "q2_relevance": "background", "q2_date_fields": [], "related_standard_urls": [], "comparisons": [], "comparison_summary": { "mapped": 0, "hmtc_stricter": 0, "equal": 0, "governance_review": 0, "not_comparable": 0 }, "rationale": "Monitor the verified non-final or contextual development. 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Other state claims in the intake remain outside this verified summary." }, "disposition": "full-article", "article_slugs": [ "worldwide-heavy-metal-regulatory-watch-2026", "us-baby-food-heavy-metal-laws-states-fda" ], "summary": "Virginia, Illinois, and Vermont official records show state-level testing, disclosure, and product-scope duties that operate alongside federal FDA guidance.", "obligations": [ "testing", "disclosure", "qr-code", "maximum-level" ], "public_eligible": true, "hmtc_impact": { "event_id": "rw-2026-05-us-state-baby-food", "impact_class": "disclosure-reporting-requirement", "affected_analytes": [ "Pb", "Cd", "tAs", "tHg" ], "affected_product_categories": [], "deadline": "2026-01-01", "deadline_state": "passed", "q2_relevance": "background", "q2_date_fields": [], "related_standard_urls": [], "comparisons": [], "comparison_summary": { "mapped": 0, "hmtc_stricter": 0, "equal": 0, "governance_review": 0, "not_comparable": 0 }, "rationale": "Review testing records, public disclosure, inventory, and communication duties even when the certification concentration limit is unchanged.", "what_does_not_change": "No published HMTc threshold changes automatically. A legal ceiling tighter than a published cell opens governance review; all revisions still require the existing compiler and approval process.", "action": { "priority": "confirm-compliance", "label": "Confirm the passed compliance date is implemented", "owner": "Quality and regulatory operations" }, "governance_queue": false } }, { "event_id": "rw-2026-06-india-2026-amendment", "intake_id": "rw-intake-2026-08-24-worldwide-roundup", "cluster": 6, "title": "India adopts fish-oil inorganic-arsenic and pulse-flour changes for December 2026", "instrument_ids": [ "india-fssai-2026-contaminants-amendment-17" ], "jurisdictions": [ "India" ], "authorities": [ "Food Safety and Standards Authority of India" ], "domains": [ "food-contaminants", "testing", "market-access" ], "analytes": [ "Pb", "Cd", "iAs", "tAs" ], "product_scopes": [ "pulse flours", "fish oils" ], "event_type": "limit-change", "status": "adopted-not-effective", "dates": { "adopted": "2026-05-14", "published": "2026-05-25", "effective": "2026-12-01", "transition": null, "consultation_close": null, "next_review": "2026-12-02" }, "official_sources": [ { "title": "FSSAI Amendment 17 official register", "url": "https://www.fssai.gov.in/cms/amendment-fss-contaminants-toxins-and-residues.php", "kind": "official-regulation-register" } ], "hmi_routes": { "regulations": [ "regulations/india-fssai-2026-contaminants-amendment", "regulations/india-fssai-2016-heavy-metals-third-amendment" ], "sources": [ "sources/indiafssai2026-contaminants-amendment-17" ], "regulatory_limit_ids": [ "in_fssai2026_ias_fish_oils_100" ] }, "verification": { "state": "verified-primary", "verified_on": "2026-08-24", "confidence": "high", "notes": "The final Gazette text and official FSSAI Amendment 17 register verify the 1 December 2026 effective date, pulse-flour scope changes, 0.1 mg/kg iAs fish-oil maximum, and total-arsenic screening sequence." }, "disposition": "full-article", "article_slugs": [ "worldwide-heavy-metal-regulatory-watch-2026", "market-access-rules-gulf-asia" ], "summary": "FSSAI Amendment 17 applies from 1 December 2026, extends existing lead and cadmium pulse limits to pulse flours, and applies a 0.1 mg/kg inorganic-arsenic maximum to fish oils with total arsenic used only as the first screen.", "obligations": [ "future-maximum-level", "testing-sequence", "market-access" ], "public_eligible": true, "hmtc_impact": { "event_id": "rw-2026-06-india-2026-amendment", "impact_class": "future-binding-limit-candidate", "affected_analytes": [ "Pb", "Cd", "iAs", "tAs" ], "affected_product_categories": [ "Ingredient class — oil-based supplements (fish oil/omega-3 and similar)" ], "deadline": "2026-12-01", "deadline_state": "upcoming", "q2_relevance": "q2-development", "q2_date_fields": [ "adopted", "published" ], "related_standard_urls": [ "/standards/supplements-oil-based" ], "comparisons": [ { "event_id": "rw-2026-06-india-2026-amendment", "regulatory_limit_id": "in_fssai2026_ias_fish_oils_100", "jurisdiction": "IN", "analyte": "iAs", "product_scope": "Fish oils", "regulatory_value_ug_kg": 100, "regulatory_basis": "product as placed on market", "legal_status": "adopted maximum level effective 2026-12-01", "hmtc_standard_slug": "supplements-oil-based", "hmtc_standard_name": "Ingredient class — oil-based supplements (fish oil/omega-3 and similar)", "hmtc_standard_url": "/standards/supplements-oil-based", "hmtc_variant": "both", "hmtc_value_ug_kg": 10, "hmtc_cell_type": "read_across", "hmtc_basis": "as_sold", "basis_relation": "same-mass-fraction", "relation": "hmtc-stricter", "scope_note": "Fish-oil supplement as sold. HMTc's voluntary child-protective read-across is compared transparently with India's future legal maximum.", "regulation_url": "https://heavymetalindex.com/regulations/india-fssai-2026-contaminants-amendment" } ], "comparison_summary": { "mapped": 1, "hmtc_stricter": 1, "equal": 0, "governance_review": 0, "not_comparable": 0 }, "rationale": "Prepare for the adopted effective date. 1 mapped HMTc comparison is available; no threshold changes automatically.", "what_does_not_change": "No published HMTc threshold changes automatically. 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