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Ingredien Supplier / Country
t/
Product
MANDATORY TESTS
RM Spec
Testing
Limits
Mushroo
m
Dried
Mushroom/Shii
take Stem
1-3cm
Microbiological:
E.coli
Coliforms
Salmonella
Yeast
Mould
≤10 cfu/g
<100 cfu/g
Not detected in 25g
≤1,000 cfu/g
≤1,000 cfu/g
Distributor:
SHANGHAI
DETAN
MUSHROOM &
TRUFFLES
CO.,LTD. CHINA
Manufacturer:
YICHENGDASHAN
HE EDIBLE
TECHNOLOGY
CO.,LTD CHINA
Origin/growing
location:
XIANGYANG
CHINA
Issue Date: 28.9.21
[No date on
spec]
Date TBC
Reference to
Chinese
regulation
GH/T1013
TBC
Aw [water activity]
Allergens
Sulphites
[Tested as Sulfur dioxide
(SO2)]
Note: must test if added as
ingredient.
Some foods have naturally
occurring sulfites & would
contribute to the analytical
result.
Basically, if the food contains ≥
10 ppm total SO2, then sulfite
must be declared on the label.
Claims
none
Frequenc
y
Comments
6 monthly
No specific
country
requirements
(best
practice)
Expect result to be
<0.80
AUS
<10mg/kg
USA
<10ppm
UK
<10ppm
6 monthly
Moisture
<13%
Spec has
Anaerobic
Sulfite ≤30
mg/kg.
No additive
Naturally
contains??
Waiting on
some more
data
Not applicable
12
monthly
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6 monthly
Not
applicable
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Nutritional information
Energy [kJ / Cal]
Fat [total, saturated, trans,]
Cholesterol
Sodium
Dietary fibre (fibre)
Carbohydrate total [& total
sugars]
Protein
Vit D, Iron, Calcium, Potassium
Sensory / physical:
Shape, colour, flavour, odour.
(no foreign objects)
Stem length
Chemical
Metals:
Pb - lead
As – arsenic
Cd – cadmium
Hg - mercury
No limits
Dried mushroom to be
tested as per nutritional
items in adjacent
column
6 monthly
Meets Specification
Data to help
aid finished
product
nutrition
values.
(When using
dried testing
data need to
also account
added water)
Sensory data
needs more
description
1-3mm
AUS
None for mushrooms,
hence none of these
metals allowed.
USA
No regulatory limits
established for food
products (mushroom)
UK
Pb < 0.3mg/kg
As -none for
mushrooms
Cd < 0.15mg/kg
Hg -none for
mushrooms
Issue Date: 28.9.21
12
monthly
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12
monthly
Spec has
Pb ≤1.0
mg/kg
As ≤0.5
mg/kg Cd
≤0.5 mg/kg
Hg≤0.05mg/k
g
Pesticide n/a
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Non-metal contaminants:
Acrylonitrile
Natural toxicants:
Agaric acid
Agricultural chemical residues:
Agvet chemicals [AUS]
Pesticides [USA]
MRL Pesticides [UK]
AUS
≤0.02 mg/kg
AUS
≤100 mg/kg
AUS
Multiple chemicals &
max residue limits
[schedule 20]
USA
Tolerances and
exemptions for pesticide
chemical residues in
food
[40 CFR 180]
UK
MRL pesticides
[EC 396/2005]
DISCRETIONARY TESTS
Microbiological:
Listeria monocytogenes
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci
Enterobacteriaceae
Plate - SPC or TPC
mycotoxins (mg/kg)
Issue Date: 28.9.21
Not detected in 25g
<10 cfu/g (FDACHP12)
<10 cfu/g (AOAC2003.01)
4.2x10^2 cfu/g
(AOAC990.12)
≤ 0.05 (NY/T 749-2018)
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12
monthly
12
monthly
Note: To screen
for pesticide
residues in a
single analysis &
at a competitive
cost, most
laboratories rely
on targeted
analytical
approaches
using gas and
liquid
chromatography
coupled to mass
spectrometry
instrumentation.
I.e. term GC, LC
(hundreds of
chemicals tested
at same time)
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Pesticide:
CyperMethrin (mg/kg)
Deltamethrin (Absent/Present)
Malathion (Absent/Present)
≤ 0.05 (NY/T 749-2018)
0.05 (LCMSMS)
0.05 (LCMSMS)
Lab requirements
All Laboratories used for testing shall have capability for the analyses required and accreditation for technical competence to support their results through NATA, ILAC or
equivalent body.
National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) – Australia
https://www.nata.com.au/accredited-facility
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) –
https://ilac.org/ilac-mra-and-signatories/
Test report requirements
When product is sent for analysis at an external testing laboratory the correct details must be documented on the test report to clearly identify the product being tested. This is
to include: Product Name and Best Before Date/Batch Coding at a minimum.
Testing results failure
Product results that have the potential to cause harm and / or are outside allowable limits need to be escalated to management to determine relevant corrective and
preventative action.
Reference:
Agvet chemicals / Contaminants and natural toxicants AUS
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021C00533 [pesticide]
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017C00333 [contaminants and natural toxicants]
Note: Agvet chemicals testing in Australia typically references term “C6” Pesticide Residue Screen to meet Australian Standards. Imported ingredients are covered under
“DAFF IFIP Pesticide Residue Screen”.
Pesticides USA
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=186c36f172c2a5f98f740677f73ae152&node=40:24.0.1.1.27&rgn=div5
Note: Pesticide testing in USA typically refers to analysis using Pesticide Quenches GC-MSMS & Pesticide Quenches LC-MSMS, covering a range of hundreds of pesticides.
Contaminates / Pesticides UK
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02006R1881-20191128&from=EN [contaminants]
Issue Date: 28.9.21
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https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1323/oj [update 10.8.21 for maximum levels of cadmium in certain foodstuffs]
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02005R0396-20170823&qid=1513509064188&from=EN [pesticide]
Note: Pesticide testing in UK typically refers to analysis using GC-MS/MS & LC-MS/MS chromatography techniques, covering a diverse range of hundreds of pesticides
compounds.
Each country will have different testing requirements for chemicals and limits & each lab with use different testing terms. Many international labs will send product for testing to
the country in which the test is applicable as they are set up better for analysis to meet specific country requirements.
Issue Date: 28.9.21
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