Officials to monitor bird’s nest industry for standards compliance

PUTRAJAYA: Chinese officials will visit Malaysia in December to look at Malaysia’s food and veterinary regulations, including enforcement action on swiftlet houses following the discovery of high nitrite content in bird’s nests exported to China.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said that during his visit to China recently, he told Chinese officials that the agency governing the bird’s nest industry had left it to them to decide on the acceptable nitrite level.