date:Sep 07, 2014
ed, the spokesman said.
The Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations (Cap. 132V) stipulates that the maximum permitted concentration of mercury in all food in solid form is 0.5 ppm. Any person who sells food with metallic contamination above the legal limit may be prosecuted and is liable upon conviction to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.
Upon usual consumption, the reported level of mercury in the swordfish sample exported from Vietnam is unlikely to pose adve