(4)The presence of mercury in food can be considered to occur due to environmental contamination since pesticides containing mercury have now been prohibited in the Union for more than thirty years. Official controls as regards maximum levels of mercury compounds as set out in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote, Commission Directive 2006/125/ECnote, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127note and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128note should therefore also be covered by this Regulation instead of the specific rules on controls for residues of pesticides.
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