Singapore to Adopt Maximum Limits for Marine Biotoxins, Inorganic Arsenic, and Methanol in Food

On March 17, 2020, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has published a circular on maximum limits for multiple contaminants as marine biotoxins, inorganic arsenic and methanol in food commodities.

Among others, the following food commodities and contaminants are involved:

• Bivalve molluscs: paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), diarrhetic shellfish poisons (DSP), amnesic shellfish poisons (ASP), brevetoxins (PbTXs), azaspiracids (AZA)
• Fish: histamine and inorganic arsenic
• Red wine, white wine and fortified wine: methanol

Limits will effect from April 1, 2020.

Check the full text of the circular here or in our Food Law Library.