KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has affirmed that mandarin oranges sold in the nation don't contain sulfur dioxide.
Wellbeing chief general, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the affirmation depended on reviews directed by the service from 2015 to 2016.
KKM will however keep checking mandarin oranges sold in the market to guarantee they are ok for utilization.
As indicated by Noor Hisham, Food Regulations 1985 under the Food Act 1983 permits the utilization of sulfur dioxide as an additive in certain nourishment including new natural products, for example, mandarin oranges at a rate not surpassing 30mg/kg.
"Sulfur dioxide has been dissected and affirmed ok for use in nourishment at a specific rate by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
"Sulfur dioxide is not unsafe to people when utilized at allowable levels however it can bring about shortness of breath in individuals delicate to the gas when breathed in or gulped," he said in articulation here on Tuesday.
He said under sub-control 20(6) of Food Regulations 1985, every compartment of nourishment including mandarin oranges which has been treated with sulfur dioxide not surpassing 10mg/kg, must be named with the announcement "contains sulfur dioxide".
Any individual who neglects to agree to the direction can be fined not surpassing RM 5,000 or confront a correctional facility term of not surpassing two (2) years.
Under sub-direction 11(1)(j) of the Food Regulations 1985 for imported nourishment including mandarin oranges, the name and address of the packer and merchant including the name of the nation from which the sustenance starts must be expressed on the mark.
In such manner, those discovered making false labellings could be detained for a period not more than three (3) years or a fine or both as gave under Section 16 of the Food Act 1983.
- BERNAMA
Wellbeing chief general, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the affirmation depended on reviews directed by the service from 2015 to 2016.
KKM will however keep checking mandarin oranges sold in the market to guarantee they are ok for utilization.
As indicated by Noor Hisham, Food Regulations 1985 under the Food Act 1983 permits the utilization of sulfur dioxide as an additive in certain nourishment including new natural products, for example, mandarin oranges at a rate not surpassing 30mg/kg.
"Sulfur dioxide has been dissected and affirmed ok for use in nourishment at a specific rate by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
"Sulfur dioxide is not unsafe to people when utilized at allowable levels however it can bring about shortness of breath in individuals delicate to the gas when breathed in or gulped," he said in articulation here on Tuesday.
He said under sub-control 20(6) of Food Regulations 1985, every compartment of nourishment including mandarin oranges which has been treated with sulfur dioxide not surpassing 10mg/kg, must be named with the announcement "contains sulfur dioxide".
Any individual who neglects to agree to the direction can be fined not surpassing RM 5,000 or confront a correctional facility term of not surpassing two (2) years.
Under sub-direction 11(1)(j) of the Food Regulations 1985 for imported nourishment including mandarin oranges, the name and address of the packer and merchant including the name of the nation from which the sustenance starts must be expressed on the mark.
In such manner, those discovered making false labellings could be detained for a period not more than three (3) years or a fine or both as gave under Section 16 of the Food Act 1983.
- BERNAMA
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