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Summary of legislation on aflatoxins in ESA Member countries and other major importing countries
Aflatoxin regulations for Foods and Spices (as of December 2003)
European Union [EU]*
| Commodity |
Afla B1 (µg/kg) |
AflaB1,B2,G1,G2 (µg/kg) |
Remarks |
| Spices |
5 |
10 |
Capsicum spp.(dried fruits thereof, whole or ground including chillies chilli powder, cayenne and paprika) Myristica fragrans (nutmeg); Zingiber officinale (ginger), Curcuma longa. |
Middle East Countries:
| Country |
Commodity |
Afla B1 (µg/kg) |
Afla B1,B2, G1,G2 (µg/kg) |
Remarks |
| Bahrain |
|
No regulation |
|
1996 situation |
| Egypt |
Food (peanuts & Cereals) |
5 |
10 |
|
| Iran |
Food |
5 |
15 |
Pistachio nuts, peanuts, edible seeds walnuts, other nuts) |
| Iraq |
|
No regulations |
|
1996 situation |
| Jordan |
Food |
15 |
30 |
Almonds, cereals, maize, rice, peanuts, pistachio nuts, pine nuts |
| Kuwait |
|
No regulation |
|
Situation as on 1996 |
| Lebanon |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Oman |
Complete food stuffs |
10 |
- |
|
| Palestine |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Qatar |
|
No regulation |
|
Situation as on 1996 |
| Saudi Arabia |
Infant and children food |
0.05 |
0.05 |
|
| Syria |
Food (Peanuts and pistachios) |
5 |
- |
|
| UAE |
Food (Peanuts raw) |
- |
15 |
Latest Codex Standard |
| Yemen |
No official regulation |
Some control takes |
place |
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AUSTRALIA, JAPAN AND INDIA
| Country |
Commodity |
Afla B1 (µg/kg) |
Total Afla (µg/kg) |
| Australia |
Peanuts and Tree nuts |
- |
15 |
| Japan |
All Foods |
10 |
- |
| India |
All Food products |
- |
30 |
*EU Member states: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United kingdom, Czech republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia.
EU Candidate Member States: - Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey may join the EU later.
Source:- Materials developed by the Bureau Communantaire de reference (BCR) as of Dec.2003
Website: www.fao.org/docrep |
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