Food Safety (Chemical Contaminants, Toxins and Harmful Residues) Regulations, S.R.O. No. 183-Law/2017.

These Regulations, made by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, under section 87, read with section 13(4), of the Food Safety Act, 2013 (Act No. 43 of 2013), establish maximum permissible levels for chemical contaminants, toxins, pesticide residues and residues of veterinary medicines in food. The Regulations concern: toxin, contaminants, acceptable daily intake, residue of medicines used for animal or fish diseases, pesticide residues, harmful residue, physical contaminants capable of making food unsafe, heavy metals and metallic substances, nitrates and nitrogenous fertilisers, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or dioxins, international standards for maximum permitted levels of chemical contaminants, toxins and harmful residues in food.