Macau Sets Limit for Fungimycin in Foods

Takehome:

The maximum tolerance limit for fungimycin has been set for various kinds of foods.

On May 30, 2016, the government of Macau Special Administrative Region released the maximum tolerance limit for fungimycin in foods, which was put into practice from May 31, 2016.

The maximum tolerance limit for aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin M1, ochratoxin A and patulin in various kinds of foods has been set as below:

Name of fungimycin	Food category	Max. limit (μg/kg)
Aflatoxin B1	Corn and corn products	20
	Rice and unhusked rice	10
	Wheat, barley and other cereals	5
	Wheat flour, oatmeal and other husked cereals	5
	Baked products including pastry and bread	5
	Other cereal products	5
	Peanut and its products	20
	Other cooked nuts except peanut	5
	Peanut oil and maize oil	20
	Other vegetable oils and fats except peanut oil and maize oil	10
	Beans	5
	Fermented soybean products	5
Aflatoxin B1	Soybean sauce, vinegar and other seasonings made from grain	5
	Infant formula made from soybean as the major raw material	0.5
	Older infants and young children formula made from soybean as the major raw material	0.5
	Cereal-based complementary foods for infants and young children	0.5
Aflatoxin M1	Milk and milk products	0.5
	Infant formula made from milk products as the major raw material	0.5
	Older infants and young children formula made from milk products as the major raw material	0.5
Ochratoxin A	Cereals	5
	Cereal grinded and processed products	5
	Beans and bean powder	5
	Baked coffee bean and ground coffee	5
Patulin	Apple products and hawthorn products	50
Patulin	Juice and juice beverages made from apple and hawthorn as the raw materials	50

Reference link

Macau No. 13/2016 Administrative Regulation