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algae:food:quality_safety [2026-06-20 00:43] – [Monitoring of Metals and Iodine in Seaweed] robertalgae:food:quality_safety [2026-06-20 01:01] (current) – [Practical Implications for Producers] robert
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 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1 [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32020L2184|EURlex]] Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption, OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1 [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32020L2184|EURlex]]
    
-__Relevance to algae:__Among other drinking water +__Relevance to algae:__ High-quality, safe and sufficient drinking water is essential for public health and well-being. Besides consumption, it is also used for many other purposes, such as washing, cleaning, hygiene, or watering our plants, and frequently also algae cultivation. The directive defines access to high-quality drinking water. Main objective is to ensure that water intended for human consumption can be consumed safely. 
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 +The Drinking Water Directive seems to be the only place in EU regulation that mentions cyanotoxins (specifically microcystin-LR) and defines the allowed concentration. Although not directly applicable, this limit may also be used "mutatis mutandis" as an intake limit for algal biomass. 
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   * __Distinguish organic and inorganic arsenic__ in analytical testing rather than reporting total arsenic alone, since the regulatory limits and toxicological significance differ substantially between the two.   * __Distinguish organic and inorganic arsenic__ in analytical testing rather than reporting total arsenic alone, since the regulatory limits and toxicological significance differ substantially between the two.
   * __Track the source water and growing conditions__ for any product where bioaccumulation of heavy metals, iodine or radionuclides is plausible, as due diligence supporting safety claims and as a defence in the event of an official control finding.   * __Track the source water and growing conditions__ for any product where bioaccumulation of heavy metals, iodine or radionuclides is plausible, as due diligence supporting safety claims and as a defence in the event of an official control finding.
-  * __Stay alert to frequent amendment__ of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006, as new algae-specific maximum levels are added on an ongoing basis.+  * __Stay alert to frequent amendment__ of Regulation (EC) No 2023/915, as new algae-specific maximum levels are added on an ongoing basis.
  
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