Aflatoxins in Nuts, Nut Products, Dried Figs and Dried Fig Products Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 3236 of 1992). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Great Britain Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Fruits/edible nuts Standards International trade Toxicity/poisoning Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract 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). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Food Safety Act 1990. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX