Call for proper rules on nitrite level Group: China bird's nest requirement unfair

GEORGE TOWN: Proper and realistic guidelines on the permissible nitrite level in foodstuff should be drawn up by the governments of Malaysia and China, said Malaysian Federation of Bird’s Nest Merchant Associations secretary Carole Loh.

“It was unfair for China to ask for zero nitrite level in Malaysian bird’s nests to be imported into their country when Malaysia has not imposed a similar requirement on China.