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   * The __general food safety framework__ (see [[algae:production_processing_hygiene|Production, Processing and Hygiene — General]]), which applies to all food regardless of origin.
   * The __novel food framework__, which applies to the great majority of algal species and products because few have an established history of consumption in the EU before 15 May 1997.
-  * __Contaminant and microbiological limits__, some of which are algae-specific (notably for iodine, arsenic and certain heavy metals).
+  * __Contaminant and microbiological limits__, some of which are algae-specific (notably cyanotoxins (not addressed in the food regulation, but a known threat in the context of fresh water supply), other (macro) algae specific topics include iodine, arsenic and certain heavy metals).
   * __Additive, labelling, packaging and claims rules__, which apply differently depending on how the algal product is presented and marketed (as a whole food, an ingredient, a food supplement, or a functional food carrying a health claim).