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Decree of the Ministry of Trade and Industry concerning maximum allowable levels of nitrate in certain vegetables (No. 688 of 1998).

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This Decree concerns the temporary permit as foreseen in Commission Directive (EC) No. 194/97. It specifies in article 2 maximum levels of nitrate in spinach (5000 mg/kg), that are allowed provided that certain conditions are fulfilled. These conditions are to be established under the chapter called "good production practice" to be established by the Food Agency and the Agricultural Research Center. Analysis of products shall be carried out by the Food Agency. (6 articles)
Title
Decree of the Ministry of Trade and Industry concerning maximum allowable levels of nitrate in certain vegetables (No. 688 of 1998).
Country
Finland
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1998
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
food safety
environmental standard
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/fin16764.htm
Implements
Act No. 361 of 1995 relative to food.