Countries that control the quality of frying oil

Countries that control the quailty of frying oil - Respective parameters, limits and legislations used (see below full list)

Countries with Legislation / Regulation | Countries with Recommendations

Table 1 – European Countries

COUNTRY	LEGISLATION/RECOMMENDATION ON THE COMPOSITION OF OILS AND FATS	PARAMETERS	LIMITS	DOCUMENTS
AUSTRIA	Austrian Food Code (Österreichisches Lebensmittelbuch)	TPC Polymeric Triglycerides	27% 12%	Codex Alimentarius Austriacus (2012)
BELGIUM	Standards for edible fats and oils	FFA Polymers TPC	2,5% 10% 25%	Proposition de loi visant à limiter la proportion maximale de teneur en acides gras trans et en huile de palme (2011)
BULGARIA	NO	-	-	-
CZECH REPUBLIC	NO	-	-	-
DENMARK	NO	-	-	-
FINLAND	NO	-	-	-
FRANCE	Legislation	TPC Linolenic acid	25% 2%	La repression des fraudes en ce qui concerne les graisses et les huiles comestibles (1986)
GERMANY	Recommendations for used Frying Oils and Fats	TPC Polymeric Materials	24% 12%	DGF (2013)
GREECE	NO	-	-	-
HUNGARY	Recommendations for the composition of frying fats	TPC	30%	Az élelmiszerek vegyi szennyezettségének megengedhető mértékéről. Magyar Közlöny Lap- és Könyvkiadó (1999)
ITALY	Legislation	TPC	25%	Circolare Ministero della Sanità 11 gennaio 1991, n. 1
LUXEMBOURG	Evacuation d'huiles et graisses de fritures usées	-	-	Huiles et graisses alimentaires (2010)
NETHERLANDS	Legislation	DTGP TPC	16% 27%	Warenwatbesluit bereiding en behandeling van levensmiddlelen, (1992).
NORWAY	NO	-	-	-
POLAND	Legislation	TPC	25%	Regulation of the Minister of Health of 25 September 2012 (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland- Dziennik Ustaw)
PORTUGAL	Legislation	TPC	25%	Portaria n.º 1135/95, de 15 de Setembro (1995)
SPAIN	Legislation on the quality of used oils and fats	TPC	25%	Norma de calidad para los aceites y grasas calentados (1989)
SWEDEN	National Food Administration Guideline for deep-fat frying	-	-	Informationsförordningen (2011)
SWITZERLAND	Ordonnance sur les substances étrangères et les composants, OSEC	TPC	27%	Ordonnance du DFI sur les substances étrangères et les composants dans les denrées alimentaires (1995)
UNITED KINGDOM	NO	-	-	-

Table 2 – Other Countries

COUNTRY	LEGISLATION/RECOMMENDATION ON THE COMPOSITION OF OILS AND FATS	PARAMETERS	LIMITS	Documents
AUSTRALIA	Recommendation	TFA	-	Food Standards Australia
BRAZIL	Recommendation	FFA TPC Linolenic acid	0,9% 25% 2%	Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária RDC 43 DE 1 DE SETEMBRO DE 2015 RDC 216 DE 15 DE SETEMBRO DE 2004
CANADA	Recommendation	TPC	24%	Restaurants Association
CHILE	Legislation	TPC Linolenic acid	25% 2,5%	Reglamento sanitario de los alimentos (1997)
INDIA	Legislation	FFA	0,25%	The Gazette of India
ISRAEL	Legislation	-	-	n º 2009/2
RUSSIA	Regulations	-	-	Technical Regulations on Fat and Oil Products
SOUTH AFRICA	Regulation	TPC Polymerised Triglycerdes	25% 16%	Regulations relating to Edible Oils and Fats (1996)
USA	Recommendations	-	-	USDA
DUBAI	Recommendations	-	-	Government of Dubai Apresentation Food Code Dubai