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Update on apricot kernels

Update on advice to Food Business Operators (FBO) on the sale of apricot kernels and bitter almonds.  This follows the recent introduction of the maximum level (ML) of 20 mg/kg for Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) in raw apricot kernels set in Commission Regulation EU 2017/1237 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.