Aflatoxins in Nuts, Nut Products, Dried Figs and Dried Fig Products Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 3236 of 1992).

These Regulations, made under the Food Safety Act 1990, prohibit the import of any nuts, nut products, dried figs, or dried fig products other than from a country within the EC except through an authorized place of entry and in accordance with a procedure which requires that they be presented for sampling and analysis for aflatoxins. Detailed requirements for such sampling are given in Schedule 4. These Regulations further prohibit the consumer sale of any nuts, nut products, dried figs or dried fig products which have a level of aflatoxin of more than 4 micrograms per kilogram of the food in question. The text consists of 11 Regulations completed by 4 Schedules: Full chemical names of aflatoxins (1); List of nuts to which the regulations apply (2); Procedure of importation (3); Requirements for sampling and analysis of aflatoxins in nuts, nut products, dried figs and dried fig products (4).