Article 2
1. Food containing a contaminant in an amount which is unacceptable from the public health viewpoint and in particular at a toxicological level shall not be placed on the market. 2. Furthermore, contaminant levels shall be kept as low as can reasonably be achieved by following good practices at all the stages referred to in Article 1. 3. In order to protect public health and pursuant to paragraph 1, where necessary, maximum tolerances for specific contaminants shall be established in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8. These tolerances shall be adopted in the form of a non-exhaustive Community list and may include: - limits for the same contaminant in different foods; - analytical detection limits; - a reference to the sampling and analysis methods to be used.