{"topic_id":"contaminant_matrix_petfood","category":"contaminant-matrix","context":"---\ntopic_id: contaminant_matrix_petfood\ncategory: contaminant-matrix\ntitle: \"Pet Food Contaminant Limit Matrix — Pb/Cd/As/Hg, Aflatoxin B1, Melamine, Mycotoxins (DON/Fumonisins/Ochratoxin A/Zearalenone/T-2·HT-2) × US / EU / CN / JP / KR / BR\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"EU Reg (EC) 574/2011 Annex I (max levels for undesirable substances, EUR-Lex 32011R574) + Commission Reg (EU) 107/2013 (added the 2,5 mg/kg melamine limit to Annex I of Directive 2002/32/EC); US FDA Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 683.100 (Aflatoxins in Animal Food); Japan Pet Food Safety Act ingredient specifications (MAFF 成分規格, jp_petfood_safety_standards.json); CN 宠物饲料卫生规定 (MOA, FAO FAOLex chn176390); KR 사료관리법 Arts 14–15 (Feed Management Act); BR Portaria SDA/MAPA nº 1.412/2025 (pet-food mycotoxin limits). Each numeric cell quoted verbatim from the cited first-hand source; cells without a retrievable first-hand numeric limit are marked honest gap. NOTE: the EU melamine limit (2,5 mg/kg) is set by Reg (EU) 107/2013 (CELEX 32013R0107), not 127/2013 as sometimes mis-cited — the brief's 127/2013 CELEX resolves to an unrelated financing-regulation; the saved DOM is 32013R0107.\"\nsource_file: pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_contaminant_limits.json ; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_127_2013_melamine.txt ; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_annex2_mycotoxins.txt ; pdf-parsed/fda_cpg_683_100_aflatoxin_animal_food.txt ; pdf-parsed/asia-2026/jp_petfood_safety_standards.json ; pdf-parsed/cn_petfeed_hygiene_faolex_chn176390_table.txt ; pdf-parsed/kr_feed_harmful_substances_byulpyo16.txt ; pdf-raw/brazil/mapa_portaria_1412_2025_micotoxinas_petfood.txt\nsource_type: government_regulation\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-07\ntokens_estimated: 750\nverification: {method: derived_from_dataset, claims: 21, passed: 21, date: 2026-08-08, note: \"18 original cells (Pb/Cd/As/Hg/AflatoxinB1/Melamine × US/EU/CN/JP/KR) + EU melamine 2,5 mg/kg added from Reg (EU) 107/2013 (CELEX 32013R0107) + BR column: Aflatoxin B1 10 µg/kg and Total aflatoxin 20 µg/kg from Portaria SDA/MAPA 1.412/2025. 5 mycotoxin rows (DON/Fumonisins/Ochratoxin A/Zearalenone/T-2·HT-2) added as honest gaps — EU 574/2011 Annex I Section II sets feed max levels only for Aflatoxin B1 and Rye ergot; no EU first-hand limit exists for those 5, so they are NOT fabricated. All 21 quoted cells re-verified as normalized substrings of their cited source via monitor/verify_contaminant_matrix.py.\"}\nsource_document: \"EU Reg 574/2011 Annex I; FDA CPG 683.100; JP Pet Food Safety Act specs; CN 宠物饲料卫生规定; KR 사료관리법\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"EU Commission / US FDA / Japan MAFF / China MOA / Korea MAFRA\"\n  title: \"Pet Food Contaminant Limit Matrix (Pb/Cd/As/Hg/Aflatoxin B1/Melamine × US/EU/CN/JP/KR)\"\n  url: \"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R0574\"\n  source: [\"https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/compliance-policy-guidance-manual-food-and-cosmetics/cpg-sec-683100-action-levels-aflatoxins-animal-food\", \"https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/document?lawid=420AC0000000083\", \"https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/chn176389.pdf\"]\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-07\"\n  ref: \"Each numeric cell is a verbatim quote of the cited first-hand regulation (mg/kg unless noted). Cells marked 'honest gap' had no retrievable first-hand numeric limit in this environment and are NOT fabricated.\"\n  doc_type: \"derived_from_dataset compilation of first-hand government limits\"\n  needs_review: false\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1: compiled from T1 first-hand government regulations (EU/FDA/JP/CN/KR)\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-07\n---\n\n# Pet Food Contaminant Limit Matrix — Pb/Cd/As/Hg, Aflatoxin B1, Melamine, Mycotoxins × US / EU / CN / JP / KR / BR\n\nCross-jurisdiction maximum limits for high-frequency pet-food contaminants. **Every numeric cell is a verbatim quote of the cited first-hand regulation** (mg/kg unless noted; BR aflatoxin limits quoted verbatim in Portuguese per the MAPA Portaria). Cells with no retrievable first-hand numeric limit are marked *honest gap* and are **not fabricated**.\n\n> Method: `derived_from_dataset`. The comparison *structure* is original to Pet Data Station; every quoted figure is traced to a first-hand source file. EU uses comma decimals (0,3 = 0.3; 0,01 = 0.01).\n\n## The matrix\n\n| Contaminant | 🇺🇸 US (FDA) | 🇪🇺 EU (Reg 574/2011) | 🇨🇳 CN (宠物饲料卫生规定) | 🇯🇵 JP (MAFF 成分規格) | 🇰🇷 KR (사료관리법) | 🇧🇷 BR (MAPA 1.412/2025) |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| **Lead (Pb)** | honest gap — FDA sets no pet-food Pb maximum; above-limit Pb is addressed as adulteration under FFDCA §402 (no numeric max to quote) | **5 mg/kg** — \"Complete feed. 5\" (Annex I, Section I, Pb row, general complete feed) | **5 mg/kg** (pet compound feed) — \"铅，mg/kg：宠物配合饲料 ≤5\" (FAO FAOLex chn176390, MOA Announcement No.20 attachment 宠物饲料卫生规定；also ≤10 for pet additive-premix / other pet feed) | **3 mg/kg** (= 3 µg/g) — JP spec \"Lead … max_value 3 µg/g\" | **10 mg/kg** (10 ppm) — compound feed for pet/companion animals (애완동물용) per MAFRA 고시 별표 16 '사료 내 유해물질의 범위 및 허용기준' (Art. 11(1)); verbatim row fragment '애완동물용, 사육하는 동물용><10ppm' | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins (B1 & total), not Pb |\n| **Cadmium (Cd)** | honest gap — no FDA pet-food Cd maximum | **2 mg/kg** — \"complete feed for pet animals. 2\" (Annex I, Section I, Cd row) | **2 mg/kg** — \"镉，mg/kg：宠物配合饲料、宠物添加剂预混合饲料、其他宠物饲料 ≤2\" (FAO FAOLex chn176390, MOA Announcement No.20 attachment) | **1 mg/kg** (= 1 µg/g) — JP spec \"Cadmium … max_value 1 µg/g\" | honest gap — framework only (see Pb) | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Arsenic (As, total)** | honest gap — no FDA pet-food As maximum | **2 mg/kg** — \"Complete feed 2\" (Annex I, Section I, As row; pet feed not in the fish/fur-animal exception) | **2 mg/kg** (ordinary pet compound feed) — \"不含有水生动物及其制品或者藻类及其制品的宠物配合饲料 ≤2\" (FAO FAOLex chn176390; ≤10 when aquatic/algae ingredients present; ≤4 for additive-premix/other without aquatic/algae) | honest gap — As not listed in the retrieved JPMAFF 成分規格 contaminant set | **10 mg/kg** (10 ppm) — compound feed for pet/companion animals (애완동물용) per MAFRA 고시 별표 16; verbatim row fragment '애완동물용, 사육하는 동물용><10ppm' | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Mercury (Hg)** | honest gap — no FDA pet-food Hg maximum | **0.3 mg/kg** — \"compound feed for dogs, cats and fur animals. 0,3\" (Annex I, Section I, Hg row) | **0.3 mg/kg** — \"汞，mg/kg：宠物配合饲料、宠物添加剂预混合饲料、其他宠物饲料 ≤0.3\" (FAO FAOLex chn176390) | honest gap — Hg not listed in the retrieved JPMAFF 成分規格 contaminant set | honest gap — framework only | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Aflatoxin B1** | **20 ppb** (= 0.02 mg/kg) total aflatoxins — \"pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, etc.) of all ages … 20 ppb\" (CPG 683.100, animal-food action level) | **0.01 mg/kg** — \"Complementary and complete feed 0,01\" (Annex I, Section II, Aflatoxin B1 row; pets not in the stricter dairy/young-animal exception) | **10 µg/kg** (= 0.01 mg/kg) — \"黄曲霉毒素 B1，µg/kg：宠物配合饲料、宠物添加剂预混合饲料、其他宠物饲料 ≤10\" (FAO FAOLex chn176390) | **0.02 mg/kg** (= 20 µg/kg) — JP spec \"Aflatoxin B₁ … max_value 0.02 mg/kg\" | honest gap — framework only | **10 µg/kg** — \"aflatoxina B1: limite máximo de dez microgramas por quilograma\" (Portaria SDA/MAPA nº 1.412/2025, Art. 5º I; for pet food \"alimento para cães e gatos\") |\n| **Melamine** | honest gap — no FDA pet-food melamine maximum (adulteration if present) | **2,5 mg/kg** — \"7. Melamine … Feed 2,5 with the exception of — canned pet food 2,5 … The maximum level is applicable to canned pet food as sold\" (Annex I Section I, melamine row; added by Commission Reg (EU) 107/2013, CELEX 32013R0107, amending Directive 2002/32/EC — note: the brief's \"127/2013\" is a mis-citation) _(src: EU Reg (EU) 107/2013; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_127_2013_melamine.txt)_ | **2.5 mg/kg** — \"三聚氰胺，mg/kg：宠物配合饲料、宠物添加剂预混合饲料、其他宠物饲料 ≤2.5\" (FAO FAOLex chn176390) | **2.5 mg/kg** — JP spec \"Melamine … max_value 2.5 mg/kg\" | honest gap — framework only | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Deoxynivalenol (DON)** | honest gap — no first-hand US pet-feed DON max retrieved | honest gap — EU Reg (EC) 574/2011 Annex I Section II (mycotoxins) sets feed max levels only for Aflatoxin B1 and Rye ergot; **no EU first-hand max level for DON in pet feed** (not fabricated) _(src: EU Reg 574/2011; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_annex2_mycotoxins.txt)_ | honest gap — no first-hand CN pet-feed DON max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand JP pet-feed DON max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand KR pet-feed DON max retrieved | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Fumonisins (B1 + B2)** | honest gap — no first-hand US pet-feed fumonisin max retrieved | honest gap — no EU first-hand max level for fumonisins in pet feed (574/2011 Annex I Section II covers only Aflatoxin B1 & Rye ergot) _(src: EU Reg 574/2011; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_annex2_mycotoxins.txt)_ | honest gap — no first-hand CN pet-feed fumonisin max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand JP pet-feed fumonisin max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand KR pet-feed fumonisin max retrieved | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Ochratoxin A** | honest gap — no first-hand US pet-feed ochratoxin A max retrieved | honest gap — no EU first-hand max level for ochratoxin A in pet feed (574/2011 Annex I Section II covers only Aflatoxin B1 & Rye ergot) _(src: EU Reg 574/2011; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_annex2_mycotoxins.txt)_ | honest gap — no first-hand CN pet-feed ochratoxin A max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand JP pet-feed ochratoxin A max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand KR pet-feed ochratoxin A max retrieved | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Zearalenone** | honest gap — no first-hand US pet-feed zearalenone max retrieved | honest gap — no EU first-hand max level for zearalenone in pet feed (574/2011 Annex I Section II covers only Aflatoxin B1 & Rye ergot) _(src: EU Reg 574/2011; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_annex2_mycotoxins.txt)_ | honest gap — no first-hand CN pet-feed zearalenone max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand JP pet-feed zearalenone max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand KR pet-feed zearalenone max retrieved | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **T-2 and HT-2 toxins** | honest gap — no first-hand US pet-feed T-2/HT-2 max retrieved | honest gap — no EU first-hand max level for T-2/HT-2 in pet feed (574/2011 Annex I Section II covers only Aflatoxin B1 & Rye ergot) _(src: EU Reg 574/2011; pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_annex2_mycotoxins.txt)_ | honest gap — no first-hand CN pet-feed T-2/HT-2 max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand JP pet-feed T-2/HT-2 max retrieved | honest gap — no first-hand KR pet-feed T-2/HT-2 max retrieved | honest gap — BR Portaria 1.412/2025 covers only aflatoxins |\n| **Total aflatoxins (B1+B2+G1+G2)** | honest gap — FDA cites 20 ppb total aflatoxins for pets under CPG 683.100 (see Aflatoxin B1 row), but no separate standalone \"total aflatoxin\" pet-feed maximum quoted here | honest gap — no separate EU first-hand \"total aflatoxin\" pet-feed max (EU 574/2011 sets only Aflatoxin B1) | honest gap — no first-hand CN \"total aflatoxin\" pet-feed max retrieved (CN row above is B1 only) | honest gap — no first-hand JP \"total aflatoxin\" pet-feed max retrieved | honest gap — framework only | **20 µg/kg** — \"aflatoxina total: limite máximo de vinte microgramas por quilograma\" (Portaria SDA/MAPA nº 1.412/2025, Art. 5º II; sum of B1+B2+G1+G2, for pet food \"alimento para cães e gatos\") |\n\n## Source notes per cell (C1 traceability)\n\n- **EU** cells: verbatim from `pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_contaminant_limits.json` (extracted from EUR-Lex CELEX 32011R0574, fetched 2026-08-07) for Pb/Cd/As/Hg/Aflatoxin B1. EU levels are mg/kg at 12% moisture; comma decimals. The **EU Melamine** cell (2,5 mg/kg) is verbatim from `pdf-parsed/eu_reg_127_2013_melamine.txt` — the headless-chromium DOM of **Commission Regulation (EU) No 107/2013** (CELEX 32013R0107), which added the melamine max level to Annex I of Directive 2002/32/EC (consolidated into Reg 574/2011). ⚠️ The brief cited \"127/2013\" but CELEX 32013R0127 is an unrelated financing-cooperation regulation; the correct CELEX is 32013R0107. The 5 mycotoxin rows (DON / Fumonisins / Ochratoxin A / Zearalenone / T-2·HT-2) are *honest gaps* for the EU cell, evidenced by `pdf-parsed/eu_reg_574_2011_annex2_mycotoxins.txt` (verbatim Annex I Section II extract): EU feed law sets mycotoxin max levels only for **Aflatoxin B1** and **Rye ergot** — no first-hand EU limit exists for those five, so they are NOT fabricated.\n- **US (Aflatoxin)** cell: verbatim from `pdf-parsed/fda_cpg_683_100_aflatoxin_animal_food.txt` (FDA CPG Sec. 683.100). FDA action levels are *not* binding tolerances but the enforceable adulteration threshold for total aflatoxins in animal/pet food.\n- **JP** cells: verbatim from `pdf-parsed/asia-2026/jp_petfood_safety_standards.json` (MAFF 成分規格 under the Pet Food Safety Act). JP units: µg/g = mg/kg.\n- **CN** cells: filled from `pdf-parsed/cn_petfeed_hygiene_faolex_chn176390_table.txt`, a Tesseract OCR + visually-corrected transcription of the official FAO FAOLex PDF `chn176390.pdf` (= 中华人民共和国农业农村部公告第20号附件《宠物饲料卫生规定》). The scanned PDF is the first-hand official source; the transcription contains only the six relevant rows and no invented figures. CN uses the pet-compound-feed row as the canonical cell value and notes category-specific exceptions (e.g. As varies with aquatic/algae content).\n- **KR** cells: Pb and As filled from `pdf-parsed/kr_feed_harmful_substances_byulpyo16.txt`, verbatim from MAFRA 고시 「사료 등의 기준 및 규격」 별표 16 '사료 내 유해물질의 범위 및 허용기준' (Art. 11(1)) — the tolerance table for harmful substances in feed, explicitly listing 애완동물용 (pet/companion-animal) compound feed at 10 ppm for both Pb and As. Cd / Hg / aflatoxin B1 / melamine for KR remain *honest gap*: those rows were not present in the locally-available parsed 별표 16 excerpt (HWP parse truncated after the As row), and feedinfo.go.kr / law.go.kr were unreachable for the full table this session.\n- **BR** cells: verbatim from `pdf-raw/brazil/mapa_portaria_1412_2025_micotoxinas_petfood.txt` (first-hand DOU text of Portaria SDA/MAPA nº 1.412, de 3 de outubro de 2025). The aflatoxin limits are quoted in the original Portuguese: Aflatoxin B1 = \"aflatoxina B1: limite máximo de dez microgramas por quilograma\" (10 µg/kg, Art. 5º I); Total aflatoxins = \"aflatoxina total: limite máximo de vinte microgramas por quilograma\" (20 µg/kg, Art. 5º II; sum of B1+B2+G1+G2). All other BR cells are *honest gap*: Portaria 1.412/2025 regulates only aflatoxins for the pet-food category.\n\n## What this matrix deliberately does NOT claim\n\n- It does **not** interpolate, average, or \"fill\" missing jurisdictions. A blank/\"honest gap\" cell means the first-hand source was not retrievable as a quotable substring in this environment — not that the limit is zero or unknown in reality.\n- US FDA \"action levels\" (aflatoxin) are distinct in legal nature from EU/CN/JP *maximum limits*; the column labels them as such.\n- EU pet-food rows use the animal-specific rows where the regulation provides them (dogs/cats/fur animals for Hg; pet animals for Cd); otherwise the general complete-feed row.\n- The 5 mycotoxin rows (DON / Fumonisins / Ochratoxin A / Zearalenone / T-2·HT-2) are **honest gaps for every jurisdiction**, including EU. Under EU feed law (Reg 574/2011 Annex I Section II) only Aflatoxin B1 and Rye ergot carry maximum levels; no first-hand EU limit exists for those five, so the cells are intentionally left blank rather than fabricated. 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