RESOLUTION OIV-SECSAN 721-2025

UPDATE OF THE LIMIT OF CADMIUM IN WINE

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

IN VIEW of the article 2, paragraph IV of the Agreement of 3rd April 2001 establishing the International Organisation of Vine and Wine,

ON THE PROPOSAL of the "Food Safety" Expert group,

CONSIDERING Resolution AG 04/1981, which establishes the limits for cadmium,

CONSIDERING the works of the Food Safety Expert group, and especially the collective expertise document on "Cadmium assessment in wine and vine" published in 2023,

CONSIDERING the evaluation from the JECFA, specifically the new toxicological evaluation of cadmium in food,

DECIDES, on the proposal of Commission IV " Safety and Health," to amend Part 2 of the Resolution OENO 04/1981 regarding the provisional Cadmium limit of 0.01 mg/L specifically,

DECIDES to replace in all relevant OIV documents the existing cadmium limit with the following:

• * 0.005 mg/L for wine made from grapes harvested from 2026 onwards,

DECIDES to encourage Member States to widely disseminate pertinent information to maintain Cadmium contents at the technologically lowest possible levels and enhance agricultural practices to mitigate Cadmium contamination from agricultural practices or contaminated soils.