Milk Thistle FRUIT
City: LV, Marupe
Please avoid sudden changes in temperature and humidity, as they may affect the condition of derivative ingredients and tablets.
The shelf life begins from the date of manufacture at the factory.
Taking into account logistical and transportation stages, the remaining shelf life of the product is always shorter than the full shelf life.
We ship products to our customers with a remaining shelf life of no less than 70%.
Physical & Chemical Characteristics
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Colour | From black till light brown | Complies |
Odour | No rancid odour | Complies |
Flavour | The flavour is weak, slightly bitter | Complies |
Moisture content, mass fraction | Not more than 8.0 % | 7.36 % |
Total ash, mass fraction | Not more than 8.0 % | 6.92 % |
Acid insoluble ash, mass fraction | Not more than 4.0 % | 1.14 % |
Extraneous matter (mineral) content | Not more than 0.5 % | 0.00 % |
Extraneous matter (organic) content | Not more than 0.5 % | 0.12 % |
Silymarin, expressed as silybin | Not less than 1.5 % | 1.58 % |
Heavy Metals
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Mercury (Hg) | Not more than 0.1 mg/kg | Complies |
Lead (Pb) | Not more than 5.0 mg/kg | Complies |
Cadmium (Cd) | Not more than 1.0 mg/kg | Complies |
Arsenic (As) | Not more than 0.5 mg/kg | Complies |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Benzopyrene | Not more than 10 μg/kg | Complies |
Sum of benzopyrene, chrysene, benzanthracene, benzofluoranthene | Not more than 50 μg/kg | Complies |
Mycotoxins
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Ochratoxin A | Not more than 10 μg/kg | Complies |
Aflatoxin B1 | Not more than 2 μg/kg | Complies |
Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 & G2 | Not more than 4 μg/kg | Complies |
Plant Toxins
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
TA (tropane alkaloids) | Not more than 25 μg/kg | Complies |
PA (pyrrolizidine alkaloids) | Not more than 200 μg/kg | Complies |
Perchlorate
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Perchlorate | Not more than 75 μg/kg | Complies |
Pesticides
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Pesticide residues | Limits comply with Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 and amendments | Complies |
Radionuclides
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Cesium Cs-137 | Not more than 400 Bq/kg | Complies |
Strontium Sr-90 | Not more than 200 Bq/kg | Complies |
Microbiological Tests
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Total aerobic microbial count | 107 max CFU/g | 106 max |
Salmonella | Negative in 25 g | Negative in 25 g |
Yeasts and moulds | 106 max CFU/g | 104 max |
E. coli | 101 max CFU/g | <10 max |
Allergen Information
Product does not contain any ingredient or additive listed in Annex II (Regulation EU 1169/2011) "Substances or products causing allergies or intolerances". x- if contain
Allergen | Contain |
Cereals containing gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oat, spelt, kamut or hybrids) and their products | ☐ |
Crustaceans and their products | ☐ |
Egg and egg products | ☐ |
Fish and fish products | ☐ |
Peanut and peanut products | ☐ |
Soya and soya products | ☐ |
Milk and dairy products (incl. lactose) | ☐ |
Nuts (almonds, hazelnut, walnut, cashew nut, pecan, para nut, pistachio, macadamia nut, Queensland nut) and products | ☐ |
Celery and products | ☐ |
Mustard and products | ☐ |
Sesame and products | ☐ |
Sulphites and sulfur dioxide >10 mg/kg or >10 mg/L as SO₂ | ☐ |
Lupin and lupin products | ☐ |
Impurities | Product is free from metallic, magnetic, adulterants, wood, glass particles, sand |
Infestation | Product is free from living insects, and practically free from moulds, dead insects, insect fragments and rodent contamination |
GMO statement | Product does not contain and it is not made from genetically modified organisms (GMO) in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1829/2003 |
ETO | Product was not being treated by ethylene oxide according to requirements of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and (EU) 2020/1540 |
Nanomaterials | Product does not contain nanomaterials in accordance with EU regulation in European Chemicals Law (REACH) 2018/1881 and EFSA guidance |
Treatment | Product was not being treated with ionizing radiation in accordance with Directive 1999/3/EC |
Fumigation | Only phosphine allows for fumigation treatment |