PUTRAJAYA: All 207 samples of meat products including sausages taken from the local market and imported ones, for nitrite content analysis were found to comply with the prescribed levels, according to the Food Safety and Quality Division (BKKM) of the Health Ministry.
The ministry’s senior director of Food Safety and Quality, Mohd Salim Dulatti said the samples were taken for analysis after it took note of the Thailand Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) report on sausage products tested to contain (excessive) nitrite above the permitted level.
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