On November 1 , 2024 , the Malaysian Standards Bureau issued two proposals, intending to revise the product standards of palm oil ( palm oil ) and palm olein , and the feedback period for soliciting opinions will be until December 30 , 2024 . The main revisions are:
( 1 ) Update normative reference files;
( 2 ) The limited standards for 3 -monochloropropane -1,2- diol esters ( 3-MCPDE ) and other pollutants in some newly added palm oil and palm liquid oil products (i.e., Attachment A ). The specific content is as follows Show.
Product Category | Pollutant name | Maximum residual limit ( mg/kg ) is planned to be established |
Refined, bleached and deodorized palm oil and palm liquor oil | 3- monochloropropane -1,2- diol ester ( 3-MCPDE ) | 2.5 |
Glycidyl esters ( GE ) | 1 | |
Virgin palm oil and liquid palm oil | Total chloride content | 2 |
iron | 5 |
For more details, please refer to: https://upc.mpc.gov.my/csp/sys/bi/%25cspapp.bi.work.nc.custom.regulation.cls?regId=899 ; https://upc.mpc. gov.my/csp/sys/bi/%25cspapp.bi.work.nc.custom.regulation.cls?regId=900