FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY
QUALITY CONTROL IN FOOD PROCESSING
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Act consists of 5 Parts and 36 sections, Preliminary (I); Administration and enforcement (II); Offences and evidence (III); Importation, warranty and defences (IV); Miscellaneous provisions (V).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Regulation provides a comprehensive list of prohibited flavouring substances that are injurious or likely to be injurious to health. There are provisions on food requiring date marking and certain foods including infant formula, tea and flavouring substances require a written warranty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The limit for Cd set by Malaysian Food Act 1983 and Regulation 1985 is 1.00 mg/kg and for WHO/FAO is 0.05 mg/kg. Table 3 shows the comparison concentration of heavy metals in blood cockles from previous study. The concentration of Cd from previous study was range from 0.20 to 6.90 mg/kg [4, 6, 7, 8].
Detailed explanation-4: -Food Regulations of Malaysia allows the use of benzoic acid, sorbic acid, sulphur dioxide and propionic acid as preservatives for certain food at levels as stipulated in the Sixth Schedule of the Food Regulations.