New EU MRL on Inorganic Arsenic in Fish and Other Seafood

On 17 September 2025, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2025/1891 amending Regulation 2023/915 on the setting of thresholds for inorganic arsenic in fish and other seafood.

The EU has conducted a risk assessment analysis of the association of inorganic arsenic intake in the diet and/or drinking water with health concerns for the risk of lung, bladder and skin cancers. It has also identified fish and other seafood as a source of exposure for adults in some countries. The EU considers that maximum levels should be established for fish and other seafood, which will be supplemented and amended, listed in Annex I of this Regulation, at 0.05 - 1.5 mg/kg. In particular, the inorganic arsenic content in the octopus group (Cephalopods) is 0.05 mg/kg and this content in Lobster and Langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus) and rock lobster (Jasus species) is 1.5 mg/kg

The new regulation comes into force and applies to all EU member states from October 8, 2025.

Details of the amendments to the regulations on inorganic arsenic thresholds in fish and other seafood are in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2025/1891 at the link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202501891

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Source: Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and EU

Tags: Arsenic absorption, EU regulations

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