LAB & CONTAMINANTS · SOURCE REVIEW 23 OCTOBER 2026
MOAH Limits in Food Supplements — EU Requirements for 2027 and 2030
Does a supplier’s certificate tell you whether your finished supplement batch will meet a future MOAH level? Start with the exact sample, category and analytical evidence, not just a number.
10 mg/kg in the 2027 scenario; 5 mg/kg in the 2030 scenario.
The Commission’s Rev.10 draft Annex lists food supplements in category 5.5.11 with these staged levels. They are proposed requirements in this dated guide. A favourable committee vote is not formal adoption, publication or application. The sources checked here do not establish the final adopting act or Official Journal publication.
Do not interpret that boundary as “no current obligations”. The 13 May 2026 Joint Statement describes an interim Article 14 enforcement approach; current food-safety duties and the relevant authority’s implementation still need a separate review.
Food supplements have their own draft entry.
| Analyte | Proposed from | Draft level | Use here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total MOAH C10–C50 | 2027-01-01 | 10 mg/kg | Planning scenario only |
| Total MOAH C10–C50 | 2030-01-01 | 5 mg/kg | Planning scenario only |
Confirm the finished product’s category instead of importing a raw oil, herbal ingredient or composite-food threshold. MOAH and MOSH are different analytes. This preview does not load a MOSH supplement decision threshold; monitoring context is not a MOAH maximum level.
What to collect for a batch review
- SKU, formulation version, production batch and exact sampled product/batch on the report.
- Ingredient supplier lots, facility/process records and relevant packaging or transport paths.
- Laboratory, report revision, analyte and carbon range; measured value, qualifier and unit.
- Method, matrix validation, LOQ, sampling evidence and accreditation scope.
- Reported measurement uncertainty, with its unit and interpretation; do not silently deduct an assumed percentage.
- The applicable source/category/version and a separate qualified review of the evidence.
Mineral-oil contamination can arise at different supply-chain stages. A clean ingredient certificate cannot by itself establish the result for the finished batch. Document receipt and user-declared accreditation are not authentication.
Worked example: 7.2 mg/kg
For an exactly matched supplement sample, 7.2 is numerically below 10 and above 5. That supports a 2027-versus-2030 planning comparison, not a current compliance verdict. Missing method evidence or inadequate LOQ remains an independent gap. A supplier-lot result or conflicting sample identity is withheld from the finished-batch comparison.
Track the legal steps independently.
- 13 May 2026: favourable SC PAFF vote on the maximum-level draft; a separate interim enforcement statement was issued.
- Commission catalogue and FAQ Rev.4: describe targeted October adoption. The FAQ is a Commission-services explanation which explicitly states that it has not been adopted or endorsed by the Commission.
- 23 October 2026 source check: this guide retains the voted-draft basis. No final act/publication is established here; check those originals before a current-law decision.
- 2027/2030: dates in the retained draft scenarios, not automatic rule activation.
Interim national implementation also matters. For example, NVWA publishes a Dutch enforcement policy with conditional measurement-uncertainty handling. That is not a universal EU/PL subtraction rule and is not implemented by this calculator.
Compare the measurement and identify the evidence gaps.
Enter structured declarations against the retained draft scenarios. No document upload, automated report extraction, authenticated evidence, saved batch history or release decision is connected.
Read the draft, statement and explanation separately.
Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons in food — regulatory follow-upFavourable SC PAFF vote on 13 May 2026; adoption targeted for October 2026 ↗Draft Commission Regulation on maximum levels of MOAH in food — Rev.10Draft Article 2 states application from 1 January 2027; the text is not represented as adopted law ↗Draft MOAH maximum-level annex — Rev.10Draft category 5.5.11: food supplements — 10 mg/kg from 1 January 2027 and 5 mg/kg from 1 January 2030 ↗Joint Statement on MOAH enforcement pending application of maximum levelsFrom 13 May 2026 the voted draft maximum levels should be used as an Article 14 enforcement basis pending application ↗Draft sampling and analysis requirements for mineral oil hydrocarbons — Rev.8Voted draft amending Regulation (EC) No 333/2007; formal adoption targeted for October 2026 ↗Commission-services FAQ Rev.4Explanatory proposals/enforcement document, not an adopting act ↗NVWA · MOAH in levensmiddelenNetherlands interim enforcement context; not a universal national ruleset ↗Dated educational guidance, not live legislative monitoring, legal advice or batch certification. Keep current-law review, future planning and operational disposition separate. Open Regulatory Horizon →