On August 12, China's Ministry of Health notified the WTO of Maximum Levels of Contaminants in Foods as G/SPS/N/CHN/312. This standard prescribes the Maximum levels of Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, Tin, Nickel, Chromium, Nitrate, Nitrite, Benzo(a)pyrene, N-nitrosamines, Polychlorinated biphenyls and 3-chloro-1, 2-propanediol in foods. The date for submission of final comments to China is October 11, 2010. The proposed date of adoption is to be determined.
