PC 27 2011
FOOD REGULATION 1985
PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY DIVISION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA
PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment No: 27 (Please refer to Appendix 1) Ref file: (13)dlm.KKM-163/S/31 Jld. 4
Date of release: 7 December 2011 Closing date for Comment: 10 January 2012
Please send your comments to:
Senior Director for Food Safety and Quality
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Level 4, Plot 3C4 Bulilding
No. 26, Jalan Persiaran Perdana
Presint 3
62675 PUTRAJAYA
(Attn: Ms. Shamsinar bt. Abdul Talib)
Fax No: 603- 8885 0790
Tel No: 603-8885 0788 / 603-8885 0797 ext. 4059
e-mail: shamsinar@moh.gov.my / shazlina@moh.gov.my
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1. Regulation 43 – To amend by substituting for regulation 43:
Wheat Flour
(1) Wheat flour shall be the fine, clean and sound product obtained in the milling of
sound, cleaned common wheat, Triticum aestivum L., or club wheat, Triticum compactum
Host., or mixtures thereof by grinding or milling processes wheat.
(2) Wheat flour for bread may contain –
(a) the following permitted food container:
(i) asparaginase from the source of Aspergillus niger and/or Aspergillus oryzae as
a permitted enzyme and the maximum permitted proportion shall be governed
by good manufacturing practice.
(3) Except for atta flour, wheat flour may be added with not more than 0.75 per cent of
malted wheat or barley.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, wheat flour-
(a) shall not contain more than -
(i) 15 per cent moisture; and
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(ii) 1.0 per cent ash calculated on a dry weight basis;
(b) shall contain not less than 7 per cent of protein calculated on a dry weight basis;
(5) The particle size of wheat flour shall be such that not less than 98 per cent passes
through a 0.20 mm size.
(6) Notwithstanding subregulation 26(7), no label which describes any wheat flour shall
include the word “enriched flour” or any words of the same significance unless the following
nutrients contained in 100 gm wheat flour on dry weight basis is not less than -
(a) 0.42 mg thiamine;
(b) 0.67 mg riboflavin; and
(c) 4.6 mg niacin
(7) Wheat flour shall contain not less than 6.0 mg ferrous fumarate per 100 g wheat flour
and 260 µg of folic acid per 100 g wheat flour on a dry weight basis.
2. Regulation To amend by deleting paragraph (6)(d):
132A
d. the words "NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN EXCEPT ON MEDICAL
ADVICE" except where the artificial sweetening substance preparation contains aspartame
as the only artificial sweetening substance; and
3. Regulation 350 To amend in subregulation (2), by inserting after the words “food conditioner” the words
“including Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or Quillaia Extracts Type 2 either singly or in
combination, in proportion not exceeding 50 mg/kg expressed on saponin basis, as an
emulsifier or foaming agent”
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4. Regulation 351 To amend in subregulation (2), by inserting after the words “food conditioner” the words
“including Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or Quillaia Extracts Type 2 either singly or in
combination, in proportion not exceeding 50 mg/kg expressed on saponin basis, as an
emulsifier or foaming agent”
5. Regulation 352 To amend in subregulation (2), by inserting after the words “food conditioner” the words
“including Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or Quillaia Extracts Type 2 either singly or in
combination, in proportion not exceeding 50 mg/kg expressed on saponin basis, as an
emulsifier or foaming agent”
6. Regulation 353 To amend in subregulation (1A), by inserting after the words “food conditioner” the words
“including Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or Quillaia Extracts Type 2 either singly or in
combination, in proportion not exceeding 50 mg/kg expressed on saponin basis, as an
emulsifier or foaming agent”
7. Regulation 354 To amend by substituting for subregulation (2) as follows:
(2) Flavoured drink may contain permitted preservative including dimethyl dicarbonate in
a proportion not exceeding 250 mg/kg, permitted colouring substance and permitted food
conditioner including –
(a) β-cyclodextrin not exceeding 500 mg/l;
(b) ester gum not exceeding 150 mg/l;
(c) sucrose acetate isobutyrate not exceeding 300 mg/l as a stabilizer; and
(d) Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or Quillaia Extracts Type 2 either singly or in
combination, in proportion not exceeding 50 mg/kg expressed on saponin basis,
as an emulsifier or foaming agent or foaming agent.
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8. Regulation 355 To amend in subregulation (2), by inserting after the words “food conditioner” the words
“including Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or Quillaia Extracts Type 2 either singly or in
combination, in proportion not exceeding 50 mg/kg expressed on saponin basis, as an
emulsifier or foaming agent”
9. Regulation 356 To amend in subregulation (2), by inserting after the words “food conditioner” the words
“including Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or Quillaia Extracts Type 2 either singly or in
combination, in proportion not exceeding 50 mg/kg expressed on saponin basis, as an
emulsifier or foaming agent”
10. Eleventh To amend in Table II, by inserting the food categories and Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or
Schedule Quillaia Extracts Type 2 as permitted food conditioner as follows:
Food Food Conditioner
Fruit syrup, fruit cordial or fruit squash
Flavoured syrup or flavoured cordial
Fruit juice drink
Fruit drink Quillaia Extracts Type 1 and/or
Quillaia Extracts Type 2
Flavoured drink
Soft drink base or soft drink premix
Botanical beverage mix
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REGULATIONS
(b)
(a)
(1)
Quantity:
Food
Reference
100 grams
Flour (wheat)
To amend:
Vitamin A, Vitamin A alcohol and
(2)
1,000
esters, carotene (I.U. of Vitamin A)*
Vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamine
flour (wheat):
(3)
hydrochloride, thiamine mononirate
0.42
(milligrams of thiamine)
Vitamin B2, riboflavin (milligrams of
(4)
0.67
riboflavin)
Vitamin B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal,
(5)
pyridoxiamine (milligrams of
0.83
tocotrienol to total vitamin)
pyridoxamine)
85
(6)
Biotin (micrograms of biotin)
Pantothenic acid, pantothenyl alcohol
(7)
2.92
(milligrams of pantothenic acid)
Niacin, niacinamide, nicotinic acid,
(8)
4.6
nicotinamide (milligrams of niacin)
(3)
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid (milligrams of
TABLE II
13
(9)
ascorbic acid)
(Regulation 26 (7))
Vitamin D, vitamin D2, vitamin D3 of
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
167
(10)
(I.U. of vitamin D)*
Vitamin E, alphatocopherol (I.U. of
8.3
(11)
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
vitamin E)*
290 Calcium (milligrams of of calcium)
(12)
40
Iodine (micrograms of iodine)
(13)
Iron (milligrams of iron)
4.2
(14)
in Table I, by inserting the following item under the heading “vitamin E”:
Phosphorus (milligrams of phosphorus)
290
(15)
16
Folic acid (micrograms of folic acid)
(16)
Vitamin B12 (micrograms of vitamin B12)
0.6
(17)
in Table II, by deleting particular thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, iron and folic acid for item
components (with at least 16.7% of tocotrienol and a minimum ratio of 70%
Palm oil derived tocols with tocotrienols and α-tocopherol as the principal
(4)
COMMENTS
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12. Sixteenth To amend following regulations:
Schedule –
(Regulation 41) (a) by inserting after the item “Ametryn” and the particulars relating thereto the following
item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Aminopyralid Palm oil 0.5”;
Potassium
(b) by substituting for the item “Azoxystrobin” as follow:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Azoxystrobin Wax apple 1
Starfruit 1
Rice (milled or polished) 0.2
Papaya 2
Chili 1
Mango 2
Cucumber 0.5
Tomato 1
Mustards 3
Water spinach 3”;
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(c) by inserting after the item “Chinomethionat” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Chlorantraniliprole Brinjal 0.6
Cabbage 2
Chili 0.6
Long beans 0.5
Maize 0.02
Mustards 5
Okra 0.6
Rice(milled or 2”;
polished)
(d) by inserting after the item “Chlorpyrifos” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Chromafenozide Brinjal 1
Cabbage 2
Tea 10”;
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(e) by substituting for the item “Cyhalothrin” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Cyhalothrin Brinjal 0.1
Cabbage 0.2
Chili 0.5
Cocoa beans 0.1
Durian 0.1
Long beans 0.5
Mustards 0.5
Okra 0.2
Palm oil 0.1
Pepper (black, white) 0.5
Rice(milled or polished) 1
Sweet pea 0.5
Tomato 0.05”;
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(f) by substituting for the item “Cyfluthrin” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Cyfluthrin Brinjal 0.5
Cabbage 2
Chili 0.5
Citrus fruits 0.5
Cocoa beans 0.1
Ginger 0.01
Kale 2
Legume vegetables 0.5
Mustards 2
Tomato 0.2”;
(g) in respect of pesticide “Cypermethrin” in column (1), by inserting after the words
“Tomato” in column (2) and the figure “ 0.5” in column (3) the word “Pepper (black,
white)” and the figure “0.05” respectively :
(h) in respect of pesticide “Difenoconazole” in column (1), by inserting after the words
“Tomato” in column (2) and the figure “ 1” in column (3) the word “Pepper (black,
white)” and the figure “0.3” respectively :
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(i) by inserting after the item “Dimethomorph” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Dinotefuran Brinjal 2
Chilli 2
Kale 5
Rice (milled or polished) 2”;
(j) by substituting for the item “Emamectin benzoate” and the particulars relating thereto
the following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Emamectin Cabbage 0.5
benzoate Maize 0.05
Chinese cabbage 0.5
Kale 0.5
Mustards 0.5
Okra 0.05
Chilli 0.05
Long beans 0.05
Brinjal 0.05
Tomato 0.05”;
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(k) by inserting after the item “ Ethoxysulfuron” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Ethriprole Rice (milled or polished) 0.2”;
(l) by inserting after the item “Fenoxycarb” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Fenpropimorph Banana 2”;
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(m) by substituting for the item “Fosetyl aluminium” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Fosetyl Citrus fruits 5
aluminium Cocoa beans 1
Cucumber 10
Durian 1
Muskmelon 10
Tomato 3
Watermelon 10”;
(n) in respect of pesticide “Imidacloprid” in column (1), by inserting after the words
“Brinjal” in column (2) and the figure “ 0.1” in column (3) the word “Tomato” and the
figure “0.5” respectively;
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(o) by substituting for the item “Pendimethalin” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Pendimethalin Cabbage 0.1
Mustards 0.1
Tomato 0.1
Rice (milled or 0.05
polished) 0.05”;
Groundnuts
(p) in respect of pesticide “Profenofos” in column (1), by inserting after the words “Maize”
in column (2) and the figure “0.05” in column (3) the word “Citrus fruits” and the figure
“5” respectively;
(q) by inserting after the item “Pymetrozine” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Pyraclostrobin Mango 0.05”;
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(r) by inserting after the item “ Pyrazasulfuron-ethyl” and the particulars relating thereto
the following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
Pyriproxyfen Tomato 1”;
(s) by inserting after the item “ Silafluofen” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Spinetoram Brinjal 0.1
Chilli 0.1
Long beans 0.1”;
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(t) by substituting for the item “Spinosad” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Spinosad Kale 2
Cabbage 0.5
Mustards 2
Brinjal 0.2
Carambola 0.02
Chilli 0.3
Citrus fruits 0.3
Guava 0.3
Mango 0.3”;
(u) by inserting after the item “Spinosad” and the particulars relating thereto the following
item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Spirodiclofen Brinjal 1
Chilli 1
Citrus fruits 0.1
Mango 0.1”;
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(v) in respect of pesticide “Tebuconazole” in column (1), by inserting after the words
“Banana” in column (2) and the figure “0.05” in column (3) the word “Pepper (black,
white)” and the figure “1” respectively :
(w) by inserting after the item “Tolclofos-methyl” and the particulars relating thereto the
following item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Tolfenpyrad Chinese cabbage 0.5”;
(x) in respect of pesticide “Trichlorfon” in column (1), by inserting after the words
“Watermelon” in column (2) and the figure “0.2” in column (3) the word “Palm oil” and
the figure “0.1” respectively;
(y) by inserting after the item “Triclopyr” and the particulars relating thereto the following
item and particulars:
(1) (2) (3)
Pesticide Food Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs)
in food (mg/kg)
“Tricyclazole Rice(milled and 0.5”;
polished)
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