http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1881/article/2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02006R1881-20201014texttext/xmlen2022-11-22Expert Participation2020-12-31 Dried, diluted, processed and compound foodstuffsArticle 21When applying the maximum levels set out in the Annex to foodstuffs which are dried, diluted, processed or composed of more than one ingredient, the following shall be taken into account:achanges of the concentration of the contaminant caused by drying or dilution processes;bchanges of the concentration of the contaminant caused by processing;cthe relative proportions of the ingredients in the product;dthe analytical limit of quantification.2The specific concentration or dilution factors for the drying, dilution, processing and/or mixing operations concerned or for the dried, diluted, processed and/or compound foodstuffs concerned shall be provided and justified by the food business operator, when the competent authority carries out an official control.If the food business operator does not provide the necessary concentration or dilution factor or if the competent authority deems that factor inappropriate in view of the justification given, the authority shall itself define that factor, based on the available information and with the objective of maximum protection of human health.3Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply in so far as no specific ... maximum levels are fixed for these dried, diluted, processed or compound foodstuffs.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Word in Art. 2(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/639), regs. 1, 19(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 2(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/639), regs. 1, 19(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)