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THE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH |
SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
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No. 02/2011/TT-BYT |
Hanoi, January 13, 2011 |
CIRCULAR
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH
Pursuant to the Law on Technical regulations and standards on June 29, 2006 and the Government's Decree No. 127/2007/ND-CP on August 01, 2007 on detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Technical regulations and standards;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on food safety and hygiene on August 07, 2003 and the Government's Decree No. 163/2004/ND-CP on September 07, 2004 on detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on food safety and hygiene;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 188/2007/ND-CP on December 27, 2007 on defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;
At the proposal of the Director of Food safety and hygiene Department, the Director of the Science and Education Department, the Director of the Legal Affair Department
PRESCRIBES:
1. QCVN 8-1:2011/BYT the National technical regulation on the safety limits of mycotoxin contamination in food;
2. QCVN 8-2:2011/BYT the National technical regulation on the safety limits of heavy metal contamination in food;
Article 2. This Circular takes effect on August 01, 2011.
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FOR
THE MINISTER |
QCVN 8-1:2011/BYT
NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION
ON THE LIMITS OF MYCOTOXINS CONTAMINATION IN FOOD
Foreword
QCVN 8-1:2011/BYT is drafted by the Drafting Committee for National Technical Regulation on the limits of chemical and biological contamination, submitted by Vietnam Food Administration and promulgated together with the Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BYT dated January 13, 2011 of the Minister of Health.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION
ON THE LIMITS OF MYCOTOXINS CONTAMINATION IN FOOD
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Scope
This document provides for the limits of mycotoxins contamination in food and relevant management requirements.
2. Regulated entities
This document applies to:
a) Importers, producers and sellers of food products at risk of mycotixins contamination.
b) Relevant organizations and individuals.
3. Definitions and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the terms below shall be construed as follows:
3.1. “limits of mycotixins contamination in food” mean the maximum limit (ML) of mycotixins, which is permitted to be present in foods (unit: µg/kg).
3.2. “food at risk of mycotixins contamination” means the food or food group provided in Section II (Technical requirements) of this document.
3.3. “total aflatoxin” means the total content of aflatoxin B, B2, G1 and G2.
3.4. “total fumonisin” means the total content of fumonisin B1 and B2.
3.5 “KQD” means unspecified.
3.6. “preliminary processing” means the use of classification measures or other physical measures.
3.7. “AOAC” stands for Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
I. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Limits of aflatoxin contamination in food
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (µg/kg) |
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Aflatoxin B1 |
Total aflatoxin |
Aflatoxin M1 |
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1.1 |
Peanuts and other kinds of oil seeds used as food or food ingredients (excluding peanuts and other kinds of oil seeds used for production of vegetable oil) |
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Required to undergo preliminary processing before use |
8 |
15 |
Unspecified |
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Directly used without preliminary processing |
2 |
4 |
Unspecified |
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1.2 |
Almonds, pistachio and apricot kernels used as food or food ingredients |
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Required to undergo preliminary processing before use |
12 |
15 |
Unspecified |
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Directly used without preliminary processing |
8 |
10 |
Unspecified |
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1.3 |
Hazelnuts used as food or food ingredients |
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Required to undergo preliminary processing before use |
8 |
15 |
Unspecified |
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Directly used without preliminary processing |
5 |
10 |
Unspecified |
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1.4 |
Other kinds of almonds (excluding the products specified in sections 1.2 and 1.3) used as food or food ingredients |
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Required to undergo preliminary processing before use |
5 |
10 |
Unspecified |
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Directly used without preliminary processing (including products processed from these kinds of almonds) |
2 |
4 |
Unspecified |
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1.5 |
Dried fruits used as food or food ingredients |
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Required to undergo preliminary processing before use |
5 |
10 |
Unspecified |
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Instant use without preliminary use |
2 |
4 |
Unspecified |
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1.6 |
Cereals and processed cereal-based foods including processed cereal products (excluding the products specified in sections 1.7; 1.10; 1.12) |
2 |
4 |
Unspecified |
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1.7 |
Corn and rice that must undergo preliminary processing before being used as food or food ingredients |
5 |
10 |
Unspecified |
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1.8 |
Milk and milk products (including raw milk) |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
0.5 |
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1.9
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Spices: Chili: all kinds of chilies, chili sauce, chili powder, paprika, hot chilies. Pepper, including both black and white pepper |
5 |
10 |
Unspecified |
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Nutmeg. |
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Ginger and turmeric |
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Mixture of the abovementioned spices |
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1.10 |
Processed cereal-based food and other foods for young children aged under 36 months (dried) (excluding the products specified in sections 1.11, 1.12) |
0,1 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
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1.11 |
Formulae and follow-on formulae for young children aged under 36 months |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
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1.12 |
Dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants
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0.1 |
Unspecified |
0.025 |
Notes: Sections 1.1 to 1.4 are intended for shelled edible seeds.
2. Limits of ochratoxin A contamination in food
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (µg/kg) |
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2.1 |
Unprocessed cereal |
5 |
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2.2 |
Cereal used as food and derived products (processed and unprocessed), (excluding the products specified in 2.9 and 2.10) |
3 |
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2.3 |
Currants, raisins and sultanas |
10 |
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2.4 |
Roasted coffee and coffee powder (excluding soluble coffee) |
5 |
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2.5 |
Soluble coffee (instant coffee) |
10 |
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2.6 |
Wine, sparkling wine and fruit wine (excluding liqueur and wine with alcohol concentration ≥ 15o) |
2 |
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2.7 |
Aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktail |
2 |
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2.8 |
Grape juice, reconstituted condensed grape juice, grape nectar, grape must and reconstituted grape must used as food |
2 |
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2.9 |
Processed cereal-based food and other foods for young children aged under 36 months (dried) |
0.5 |
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2.10 |
Dietary foods for special medical purposes intended specifically for infants |
0.5 |
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2.11 |
Spices: Chili: all kinds of chilies, chili sauce, chili powder, paprika, hot chilies. |
30 |
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Pepper, including both black and white pepper |
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Nutmeg. |
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Ginger and turmeric |
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Mixture of the abovementioned spices |
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2.12 |
Liquorice extract (obtained whereby 1 kg of extract is obtained from 3 to 4 kg liquorice root) used for production of drinks and confectionary |
80 |
3. Limits of patulin contamination in food
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (µg/kg) |
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3.1 |
Fruit juice, reconstituted condensed fruit juice, fruit nectar |
50 |
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3.2 |
Spirit drinks, cider and other fermented apple drinks or fermented apple juice drinks |
50 |
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3.3 |
Apple-based products (apple flesh) including apple jam, ground apples used as food (excluding the products specified in sections 3.4 and 3.5) |
25 |
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3.4 |
Apple juice and apple-based products (apple flesh) including apple jam, ground apples for young children aged under 36 months |
10 |
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3.5 |
Other foods (excluding processed cereal-based food) for young children aged under 36 months |
10 |
4. Limits of deoxynivaleno contamination in food*
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (µg/kg) |
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4.1 |
Unprocessed cereal (excluding oat, wheat and corn) |
1,250 |
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4.2 |
Unprocessed oat and wheat |
1,750 |
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4.3 |
Unprocessed corn (excluding unprocessed corn used for wet grinding) |
1,750 |
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4.4 |
Cereal, cereal powder, bram and germ used as food (excluding the products specified in section 4.7) |
750 |
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4.5 |
Noodles (dried - water content of around 12%) |
750 |
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4.6 |
Bread, pastries, cookies, snacks and breakfasts from cereal |
500 |
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4.7 |
Processed cereal-based food and other foods for young children aged under 36 months (dried) |
200 |
*Note: the limits of deoxynivalenol contamination in cereal and processed cereal-based products shall not be applied to rice and processed rice-based products.
5. Limits of zearalenone contamination in food*
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (µg/kg) |
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5.1 |
Unprocessed cereal, excluding corn |
100 |
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5.2 |
Unprocessed corn (excluding unprocessed corn used for wet grinding) |
350 |
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5.3 |
Cereal, cereal powder, bram and germ used as food (excluding the products specified in sections 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8) |
75 |
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5.4 |
Refined corn oil |
400 |
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5.5 |
Bread, pastries, cookies, snacks and breakfasts from cereal (excluding snacks and breakfasts from corn) |
50 |
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5.6 |
Corn used as food, snacks and breakfasts from corn |
100 |
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5.7 |
Processed cereal-based food and other foods for young children aged under 36 months (dried) |
20 |
*Note: the limits of zearalenone contamination in cereal and processed cereal-based products shall not be applied to rice and processed rice-based products.
6. Limits of fumonisin contamination in food
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (µg/kg) |
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6.1 |
Unprocessed corn (excluding unprocessed corn used for wet grinding) |
4.000 |
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6.2 |
Corn used as food, corn-based products (excluding the products specified in sections 6.3 and 6.4) |
1.000 |
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6.3 |
Snacks and breakfasts from corn |
800 |
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6.4 |
Processed corn-based food and other foods for young children aged under 36 months |
200 |
III. SAMPLING METHODS AND TEST METHODS
1. Sampling methods are specified in the Circular No. 16/2009/TT-BKHCN dated June 02, 2009 of the Ministry of Science and Technology on guidelines for state inspection of quality of goods sold on the market and other relevant regulations of law.
2. Test methods
Technical requirements specified in this document shall be tested using the following methods (it is not mandatory to use these methods, other ones with equivalent accuracy may be used):
2.1. Determining aflatoxins:
□ Use the methods provided in AOAC 975.36, AOAC 2005.08, AOAC 994.08, AOAC 990.32, AOAC 2000.16, AOAC 2000.08
2.2. Determining ochratoxin A:
□ Use the methods provided in AOAC 991.44, AOAC 2000.09, AOAC 2001.01
2.3. Determining patulin:
□ Use the method provided in AOAC 2000.02
2.4. Determining deoxinivalenol:
□ Use the method provided in AOAC 986.17
2.5. Determining fumonisin:
□ Use the methods provided in AOAC 995.15, AOAC 2001. 04
2.6. Determining zearalenone:
□ Use the methods provided in AOAC 994.01, AOAC 985.18
IV. MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
The food products provided in Section II - Technical requirements must undergo safety inspection in order to ensure that the limits of mycotixins contained in these food products do not exceed the allowable ones specified in this document. The food products at risk of mycotixins contamination shall be inspected in accordance with regulations of law.
V. RESPONSIBILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
Organizations and individuals must not import, produce or sell the food products containing mycotixins whose limits exceed the allowable ones specified in this document.
VI. IMPLEMENTATION
1. Vietnam Food Administration shall take charge and cooperate with relevant authorities in providing guidance and organizing the implementation of this document.
2. According to management requirements, Vietnam Food Administration shall request the Ministry of Health to make amendments to this document.
3. In the cases any of the standards and regulations referred to in this document is amended or replaced, the newest ones shall prevail./.
QCVN 8-2:2011/BYT
NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION
NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON THE LIMITS OF HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION IN FOOD
Foreword
QCVN 8-2:2011/BYT is drafted by the Drafting Committee for National Technical Regulation on the limits of chemical and biological contamination, submitted by Vietnam Food Administration and promulgated together with the Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BYT dated January 13, 2011 of the Minister of Health.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION
ON THE LIMITS OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN FOOD
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Scope
This document provides for the limits of heavy metal contamination in food and relevant management requirements.
2. Regulated entities
This document applies to:
2.1. Importers, producers and sellers of food products at risk of heavy metal contamination.
2.2. Relevant organizations and individuals.
3. Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms below shall be construed as follows:
3.1. “limits of heavy metal contamination in food” mean the maximum limit (ML) of a heavy metal, which is permitted to be present in foods (unit: mg/kg or mg/l).
3.2. “food at risk of heavy metal contamination” means the food or food group provided in Section II (Technical requirements) of this document.
3.3. “Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI)” means the acceptable level of heavy metal that can be ingested on a weekly basis without risk of adverse health effects (unit: mg/kg body weight).
3.4. “AOAC” stands for Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake
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No. |
Heavy metal |
PTWI (mg/kg body weight) |
Notes |
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1 |
Arsenic (As) |
0.015 |
By inorganic arsenic |
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2 |
Cadmium (Cd) |
0.007 |
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3 |
Lead (Pb) |
0.025 |
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|
4 |
Mercury (Hg) |
0.005 |
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5 |
Mercury Methyl (MeHg) |
0.0016 |
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6 |
Tin (Sn) |
14 |
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I. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Limits of arsenic (As) contamination in food
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (mg/kg or mg/l) |
|
1 |
Powder milk products |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Fluid milk products |
0.5 |
|
3 |
Cheese products |
0.5 |
|
4 |
Dairy fat products |
0.5 |
|
5 |
Fermented milk products |
0.5 |
|
6 |
Animal fats and oils |
0.1 |
|
7 |
Margarine and vegetable oil |
0.1 |
|
8 |
Dried vegetables and fruits |
1.0 |
|
9 |
Tea and tea products |
1.0 |
|
10 |
Coffee |
1.0 |
|
11 |
Cocoa and cocoa products (including chocolate) |
1.0 |
|
12 |
Spices (excluding curry powder) |
5.0 |
|
13 |
Curry powder |
1.0 |
|
14 |
Common salt |
0.5 |
|
15 |
Sugar |
1.0 |
|
16 |
Honey |
1.0 |
|
17 |
Natural mineral water |
0.01 |
|
18 |
Bottled water |
0.01 |
|
19 |
Sauce |
1.0 |
|
20 |
Vinegar |
0.2 |
2. Limits of cadmium (Cd) contamination in food
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No. |
Name of food |
ML (mg/kg or mg/l) |
|
1 |
Powder milk products |
1.0 |
|
2 |
Fluid milk products |
1.0 |
|
3 |
Cheese products |
1.0 |
|
4 |
Dairy fat products |
1.0 |
|
5 |
Fermented milk products |
1.0 |
|
6 |
Buffalo meat, beef, pork, sheep meat, poultry meat |
0.05 |
|
7 |
Horse meat |
0.2 |
|
8 |
Buffalo liver, beef liver, pig liver, lamb liver, poultry liver, horse liver |
0.5 |
|
9 |
Buffalo kidney, beef kidney, pig kidney, sheep kidney, poultry kidney, horse kidney |
1.0 |
|
10 |
Cruciferae (Brassicaceae) |
0.05 |
|
11 |
Onion |
0.05 |
|
12 |
Fruit vegetables (excluding tomatoes and mushrooms) |
0.05 |
|
13 |
Leaf vegetables |
0.2 |
|
14 |
Legumes |
0.1 |
|
15 |
Bulb and root and tuber vegetables (excluding unpeeled potatoes and celery) |
0.1 |
|
16 |
Stalk vegetables |
0.1 |
|
17 |
Mushrooms |
0.2 |
|
18 |
Cereal (excluding wheat, rice, mash and germs) |
0.1 |
|
19 |
White rice |
0.4 |
|
20 |
Wheat |
0.2 |
|
21 |
Tea and tea products |
1.0 |
|
22 |
Coffee |
1.0 |
|
23 |
Cocoa and cocoa products (including chocolate) |
1.0 |
|
24 |
Spices (including curry powder) |
1.0 |
|
25 |
Common salt |
0.5 |
|
26 |
Sugar |
1.0 |
|
27 |
Honey |
1.0 |
|
28 |
Dietary supplements |
|
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Derived from dried seaweed or seaweed products |
3.0 |
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Not derived from dried seaweed or seaweed products |
1.0 |
|
29 |
Natural mineral water |
0.003 |
|
30 |
Bottled water |
0.003 |
|
31 |
Sauce |
1.0 |
|
32 |
Vinegar |
1.0 |
|
33 |
Anchovy, tuna, two striped bream, eel, mullet, Japanese mackerel, Luvar fish, sardines, herring |
0.1 |
|
34 |
Swordfish fillets |
0.3 |
|
35 |
Crustaceans (except for brown crab meat, head and chest of lobsters and big crustaceans) |
0.5 |
|
36 |
Bivalve mollusks |
2.0 |
|
37 |
Cephalopod mollusks (without internal organs) |
2.0 |
|
38 |
Aquatic products |
0.05 |
3. Limits of Lead (Cd) contamination in food
|
No. |
Name of food |
ML (mg/kg or mg/l) |
|
1 |
Powder milk products (in 1000 ml of ready to use milk) |
0.02 |
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2 |
Fluid milk products (sterilized fresh whole milk, pasteurized fresh whole milk, sterilized fresh milk, pasteurized fresh milk, sterilized milk) |
0.02 |
|
3 |
Cheese products |
0.02 |
|
4 |
Condensed milk, blend of condensed skimmed milk (condensed milk) and vegetable fat (in 1000 ml of ready to use milk) |
0.02 |
|
5 |
Dairy fat products |
0.02 |
|
6 |
Fermented milk products |
0.02 |
|
7 |
Buffalo meat, beef, pork, sheep meat, poultry meat |
0.1 |
|
8 |
By-products from buffalo, cow, pig, poultry |
0.5 |
|
9 |
Animal fats and oils |
0.1 |
|
10 |
Margarine and vegetable oil |
0.1 |
|
11 |
Cruciferae (brassicaceae) (excluding kale) |
0.3 |
|
12 |
Onion |
0.1 |
|
13 |
Fruit vegetables (excluding mushrooms) |
0.1 |
|
14 |
Leaf vegetables (excluding spinach) |
0.3 |
|
15 |
Legumes |
0.2 |
|
16 |
Bulb and root and tuber vegetables (excluding peeled potatoes) |
0.1 |
|
17 |
Mushrooms |
0.3 |
|
18 |
Cereal |
0.2 |
|
19 |
Tropical fruits |
0.1 |
|
20 |
Berries |
0.2 |
|
21 |
Citrus |
0.1 |
|
22 |
Apples |
0.1 |
|
23 |
Stone fruits |
0.1 |
|
24 |
Jam (fruit jam) and jelly |
1.0 |
|
25 |
Dried vegetables and fruits |
2.0 |
|
26 |
Canned vegetables and fruits |
1.0 |
|
27 |
Tea and tea products |
2.0 |
|
28 |
Coffee |
2.0 |
|
29 |
Cocoa and cocoa products (including chocolate) |
2.0 |
|
30 |
Spices (including curry powder) |
2.0 |
|
31 |
Salt |
2.0 |
|
32 |
Refined sugar |
0.5 |
|
33 |
Honey |
2.0 |
|
34 |
Formulae for young children aged under 36 months (ready to use products) |
0.02 |
|
35 |
Dietary supplements |
3.0 |
|
36 |
Vegetable and fruit juice (including nectar, instant use) |
0.05 |
|
37 |
Mineral water |
0.01 |
|
38 |
Bottled water |
0.01 |
|
39 |
Wine |
0.2 |
|
40 |
Sauce |
2.0 |
|
41 |
Vinegar |
0.5 |
|
42 |
Fish fillets |
0.3 |
|
43 |
Crustaceans (except for brown crab meat, head and chest of lobsters and big crustaceans) |
0.5 |
|
44 |
Bivalve mollusks |
1.5 |
|
45 |
Cephalopod mollusks (without internal organs) |
1.0 |
4. Limits of mercury (Hg) contamination in food
|
No. |
Name of food |
ML (mg/kg or mg/l) |
|
1 |
Powder milk products |
0.05 |
|
2 |
Fluid milk products |
0.05 |
|
3 |
Cheese products |
0.05 |
|
4 |
Dairy fat products |
0.05 |
|
5 |
Fermented milk products |
0.05 |
|
6 |
Tea and tea products |
0.05 |
|
7 |
Coffee |
0.05 |
|
8 |
Cocoa and cocoa products (including chocolate) |
0.05 |
|
9 |
Spices (including curry powder) |
0.05 |
|
10 |
Salt |
0.1 |
|
11 |
Sugar |
0.05 |
|
12 |
Honey |
0.05 |
|
13 |
Dietary supplements |
0.1 |
|
14 |
Mineral water |
0.001 |
|
15 |
Bottled water |
0.006 |
|
16 |
Sauce |
0.05 |
|
17 |
Vinegar |
0.05 |
|
18 |
Frogfish, catfish, tuna, eel, cardinal fish, cod, flounder (horse-tongue), marlin, sail flounder, red mullet, giant mudskipper, small cod, dogfish, skate, red-fin fish, sailfish, hairtail, scabbard fish, sea bream, shark, snake mackerel, sturgeon, swordfish |
1.0 |
|
19 |
Crustaceans (except for brown crab meat, head and chest of lobsters and big crustaceans) |
0.5 |
|
20 |
Aquatic products |
0.5 |
5. Limits of mercury methyl (MeHg) contamination in food
|
No. |
Name of food |
ML (mg/kg ) |
|
1 |
Fish (excluding carnivorous fish) |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Carnivorous fish (shark, swordfish, tuna, pike, etc.) |
1.0 |
6. Limits of tin (Sn) contamination in food
|
No. |
Name of food |
ML (mg/kg or mg/l) |
|
1 |
Powder milk products (contained in tin-coated package) |
250 |
|
2 |
Fluid milk products (contained in tin-coated package) |
250 |
|
3 |
Cheese products (contained in tin-coated package) |
250 |
|
4 |
Dairy fat products (contained in tin-coated package) |
250 |
|
5 |
Fermented milk products (contained in tin-coated package) |
250 |
|
6 |
Cooked and canned meat (minced meat, pig buttock, pig shoulder), salted beef, treated and canned meat |
|
|
Products in tin-coated packages |
200 |
|
|
Products in tin-uncoated packages |
50 |
|
|
7 |
Canned vegetables and fruits |
250 |
|
8 |
Canned beverages |
150 |
|
9 |
Other canned products |
250 |
III. SAMPLING METHODS AND TEST METHODS
1. Sampling methods
Sampling methods are specified in the Circular No. 16/2009/TT-BKHCN dated June 02, 2009 of the Ministry of Science and Technology on guidelines for state inspection of quality of goods sold on the market and other relevant regulations of law.
2. Test methods
Technical requirements specified in this document shall be tested using the following methods (other test methods with equivalent accuracy may be used):
2.1. Methods of determining arsenic content
□ TCVN 7601: 2007: Foodstuffs. Determination of arsenic content by silver diethyldithiocarbamate method
□ TCVN 7770: 2007 (ISO 17239: 2004): Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of arsenic content - Method using hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry.
□ TCVN 6626: 2000 (ISO 11969: 1996): Water quality - Determination arsenic - Atomic absorption spectrometric method (hydride technique).
□ AOAC 973.78 Arsenic (total) Residues in Animal Tissues - Spectrophotometric Method.
□ AOAC 986.15: Arsenic, cadmium, lead, selenium and zinc in human and pet foods.
2.2. Methods of determining lead content
□ TCVN 7602: 2007 (AOAC 972.25): Foodstuffs – Determination of lead content by atomic absorption spectrophotometric method.
□ TCVN 7766: 2007 (ISO 6633: 1984): Fruits, vegetables and derived products - Determination of lead content - Flameless atomic absorption spectrometric method.
□ TCVN 8126: 2009: Foods - Determination of lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron-atomic absorption spectrophotometry after microwave digestion.
2.3. Methods of determining cadmium content
□ TCVN 7603: 2007 (AOAC 973.34): Foods – Determination of cadmium content by atomic absorption spectrophotometric method.
□ TCVN 7768-1: 2007 (ISO 6561-1: 2005): Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of cadmium content. Part 1: Method using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry.
□ TCVN 7768-2: 2007 (ISO 6561-2: 2005): Fruits, vegetables and derived products – Determination of cadmium content. Part 2: Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry.
2.4. Methods of determining tin content
□ TCVN 7788: 2007: Canned foods - Determination of tin content by atomic absorption spectrophotometric method.
□ TCVN 7769: 2007 (ISO 17240: 2004): Fruit and vegetable products - Determination of tin content - Method using flame atomic absorption spectrometry.
2.5. Methods of determining mercury content
□ TCVN 7604: 2007 (AOAC 971.21): Foods – Determination of mercury content by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometric method.□ TCVN 7877: 2008 (ISO 5666: 1999): Water quality - Determination of mercury.
2.6. Methods of determining mercury methyl content
□ AOAC 983.20: Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish: Gas chromatographic method.
□ AOAC 988.11: Mercury (methyl) in fish and shellfish: Rapid gas chromatographic method.
□ AOAC 990.04: Mercury (methyl) in seafood: Liquid chromatographic - atomic absorption spectrophotometric method.
IV. MANAGEMENT
The food products provided in Section II - Technical requirements must undergo safety inspection in order to ensure that the limits of heavy metals contained in these food products do not exceed the allowable ones specified in this document. The food products at risk of heavy metal contamination shall be inspected in accordance with regulations of law.
V. RESPONSIBILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
Organizations and individuals must not import, produce or sell the food products containing heavy metals whose limits exceed the allowable ones specified in this document.
VI. IMPLEMENTATION
1. Vietnam Food Administration shall take charge and cooperate with relevant authorities in providing guidance and organizing the implementation of this document.
2. According to management requirements, Vietnam Food Administration shall request the Ministry of Health to make amendments to this document.
3. In the cases where the standards and regulations referred to in this document are amended or replaced, the new ones shall prevail.
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