New food additives or their scope extension should be evaluated by the Expert Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants and approved by the QSD. The assessment of applications for the incorporation of existing authorised additives into other foods standardised under food law will focus mainly on the evaluation of the technological function and the proposed minimum and maximum levels, as well as on the exposure assessment of additives with an ADI. For new applications for authorisation of food additives, the applicant shall also demonstrate risk control solutions during processing and carry out pharmacological and toxicological studies. It should also be noted that the application for additives used in food packaging is also included in the scope of food additives and the difference in the assessment procedure is that the degree of migration of food additives from food packaging to food must be indicated. In the case of locally produced or packaged food, the name and business address of the manufacturer or packer or the holder of manufacturing or packaging rights (or his representative) must be indicated on the label. The regulations state that if a food contains ingredients known to cause hypersensitivity, the ingredients must be declared on the label. Certain foods or ingredients known to cause hypersensitivity are required by the regulations and include: Enforcement includes inspection and sampling. A core team of the Public Prosecutor`s Office ensures the efficiency of judicial proceedings, while a crisis alert team deals with acute situations. Food handling, processing and serving on the premises is regularly inspected and food samples are taken for microbiological, chemical and physical testing. Laboratories for these tests have been established nationally and are expected to meet ISO 17025 standards. Currently, there is no reporting requirement to report illnesses or injuries caused by the foreseeable use or misuse of food.
This is a completely voluntary act and such notification may be made to the Food Safety and Quality Department of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, the State Ministry of Health or directly to the Ministry of Health itself. (a) GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) flavouring substances published by the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers` Association of the United States (FEMA) in Food Technology, publication of the Institute of Food Technologists);(b) Flavourings, List of Codex Specifications for Food Additives (CAC/MISC 6); 2) Natural flavour, raw or after processing by traditional preparation methods, including drying, roasting and fermentation. In particular, the Regulation lists prohibited food flavouring substances, but there is no other negative list of prohibited food additives, as only authorised additives can be used in food. The restrictions on the use of approved food additives are that they cannot be used to hide damage or inferiority in food quality. LanguageUnless otherwise provided in the Regulations, all words, statements, information or instructions that, according to the Regulations, must appear on the label of a food package: If the food contains food additives, the label must contain an indication of the presence of such food additives in the food. Assessment of snack manufacturers` compliance with the Food Labelling Act Under the Act, the Director or an officer authorized by the Director may order by written notice that the food be recalled if it is determined that a food has contravened a provision of the Act or regulations made under the Act or if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that: it violates any provision of the Act or regulations issued under the Act. removed from food establishments or withdrawn from sale within the time specified in the notice. 13) Verification of the amount of additive in raw, processed and/or finished foods and method of determination. (d) For the purposes of points (a) and (b), in the case of foods containing several ingredients, the particulars in the list of ingredients must appear immediately after the ingredients. and Food safety strategies include: According to regulations, no labels can appear on the supplementary packaging of a food.
(a) directly or indirectly, the claims required by the regulations adopted by law must be labelled or affixed to such foodstuffs or be labelled or affixed to packages containing such foodstuffs are subject to reservations or incompatibility with those indications; Font sizeThe size of letters to be used on labels may be prescribed by regulation for certain foods. Unless expressly stated, the following general rules apply: The regulation of food quality and integrity in Malaysia is primarily governed by the Food Act, 1983 (the “Act”) and its subsidiary laws, the most relevant of which is the Food Regulations 1985 (“Regulations”). Compliance with law and regulations is mandatory, except for food prepared, manufactured or packaged for export outside Malaysia.