Member governments of the world food standards organisation Codex Alimentarius have been asked to comment on a number of new health guidelines on additives and contaminants by 30 September.
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These include draft maximum levels for lead in fish, proposed maximum tin levels in canned food, draft maximum cadmium levels in rice, soy beans, mollusks and peanuts, and a draft code practice for the safe use of active chlorine in foodstuffs.
Comments are also being sought on a suggested maximum level for aflatoxins in almonds, hazelnuts and peanuts. These responses will be received and considered by the Codex committee on food additives and contaminants.
