Crop contaminants and naturally occurring toxic substances

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2.2.1
1. No article of food specified in column (2) of the Table below shall contain any crop contaminant specified in the corresponding entry in column (1) thereof in excess of quantities specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said table :

Sl.No.

Name of the Contaminants

Article of Food

Limit µg/kg

1.

Aflatoxin

All articles of food

30

2.

Aflatoxin M

Milk

0.5

3.

Patulin

Apple juice & Apple juice ingredients in other

50 beverages

4.

Ochratoxin A

Wheat, barley & rye

20


2. Naturally occurring Toxic Substances. The toxic substances specified in column (1) of the Table below, which may occur naturally in any article of food, shall not exceed the limit specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table :-

Sl.No.

Name of substance

Maximum limit 1 Agaric acid100ppm

1.

Hydrocyanic acid

5ppm

2.

Hypericine

1ppm

3.

Saffrole

10ppm

ppm - parts per million

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