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poisons (Domoic acid equivalent)                  Bivalve molluscs                                    20
3-chloro-1,2-propanediol                                            Soy sauce and oyster sauce                          0.2
                                                                                                                        calculated on a 40% dry matter content
Diarrhetic shellfish poisons (Okadaic acid equivalent)              Bivalve molluscs                                    0.16
1,3-dichloro-2-propanol                                             Soy sauce and oyster sauce                          0.005
                                                                                                                        calculated on a 40% dry matter content
Ergot                                                               Cereal grains                                       500
Methanol                                                            Red wine, white wine and fortified wine             3 g methanol / L of ethanol
                                                                    Whisky, rum, gin and vodka                          0.4 g methanol / L of ethanol
                                                                    Other spirits, fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead  8 g methanol / L of ethanol
Neurotoxic shellfish poisons                                        Bivalve molluscs                                    200 MU/kg
Paralytic shellfish poisons (Saxitoxin dihydrochloride equivalent)  Bivalve molluscs                                    0.8
Phomopsins                                                          Lupin seeds and the products of lupin seeds         0.005
Polychlorinated biphenyls, total                                    Mammalian fat                                       0.2
Poultry fat                                                         0.2
Milk and milk products                                              0.2
Eggs                                                                0.2
Fish                                                                0.5
Vinyl chloride                                                      All food except packaged water                      0.01

S19—6 Maximum levels of natural toxicants
 (1) For each natural toxicant listed below, the maximum level (in mg/kg) for a particular food is listed in relation to that food:
Maximum levels of natural toxicants
Natural toxicant           Food                                                                Maximum level
Agaric acid                Food containing mushrooms                                           100
                           Alcoholic beverages                                                 100
Aloin                      Alcoholic beverages                                                 50
Berberine                  Alcoholic beverages                                                 10
Coumarin                   Alcoholic beverages                                                 10
Hypericine                 Alcoholic beverages                                                 2
Lupin alkaloids            Lupin flour, lupin kernel flour, lupin kernel meal and lupin hulls  200
Pulegone                   Confectionery                                                       350
                           Beverages                                                           250
Quassine                   Alcoholic beverages                                                 50
Quinine                    Mixed alcoholic drinks not elsewhere classified                     300
                           Tonic drinks, bitter drinks and quinine drinks                      100
                           Wine based drinks and reduced alcohol wines                         300
Safrole                    Food containing mace and nutmeg                                     15
                           Meat products                                                       10
                           Alcoholic beverages                                                 5
Santonin                   Alcoholic beverages                                                 1
Sparteine                  Alcoholic beverages                                                 5
Thujones (alpha and beta)  Sage stuffing                                                       250
                           Bitters                                                             35
                           Sage flavoured foods                                                25
                           Alcoholic beverages                                                 10

 (2) For each natural toxicant listed below, the maximum level (in mg/kg) for a particular food is listed in relation to that food:
Maximum levels of natural toxicants
Natural toxicant         Food                        Maximum level
Erucic acid              Edible oils                 20 000
Histamine                Fish and fish products      200
Hydrocyanic acid, total  Confectionery               25
                         Stone fruit juices          5
                         Marzipan                    50
                         Ready-to-eat cassava chips  10
                         Alcoholic beverages         1 mg per 1% alcohol content
Tutin                    Honey                       0.7

               Note The New Zealand Food (Tutin in Honey) Standard 2010 also regulates beekeepers, packers and exporters of honey in New Zealand. It provides options for demonstrating compliance with the maximum level for tutin in honey set by section 1.4.1—3.
S19—7 Mean and maximum levels of mercury in fish, crustacea and molluscs
 (1) For subsection 1.4.1—3(2), the following table applies:
For:                                                                                                                          if:                                                                              the mean level of mercury in sample units must be no greater than:  the maximum level of mercury in any sample unit must be no greater than:
gemfish,