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% |
|
|
BELGIUM |
Standards for edible fats and oils |
FFA Polymers TPC |
2,5% 10% 25% |
|
|
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% |
|
|
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% |
|
|
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% |
|
|
PORTUGAL |
Legislation |
TPC |
25% |
|
|
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% |
|
|
UNITED KINGDOM |
NO |
- |
- |
- |
Table 2 – Other Countries
|
COUNTRY |
LEGISLATION/RECOMMENDATION ON THE COMPOSITION OF OILS AND FATS |
PARAMETERS |
LIMITS |
Documents |
|
AUSTRALIA |
Recommendation |
TFA |
- |
|
|
BRAZIL |
Recommendation |
FFA TPC Linolenic acid |
0,9% 25% 2% |
Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária |
|
CANADA |
Recommendation |
TPC |
24% |
Restaurants Association |
|
CHILE |
Legislation |
TPC Linolenic acid |
25% 2,5% |
|
|
INDIA |
Legislation |
FFA |
0,25% |
|
|
ISRAEL |
Legislation |
- |
- |
|
|
RUSSIA |
Regulations |
- |
- |
|
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
Regulation |
TPC Polymerised Triglycerdes |
25% 16% |
|
|
USA |
Recommendations |
- |
- |
|
|
DUBAI |
Recommendations |
- | - |