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MAX. Permissible Limits According to API

(Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)

Table Permissible Limits of !eavy Metals

".#o. !eavy Metalcontents

Permissible limits

1 Lead 10 ppm2 Arsenic 3 ppm

3 Cadmium 0.3 ppm4 Mercury 1 ppm

Table Permissible Limit of A$ato%ins

". #o A$ato%in Permissible Limit1 B1 < 2 ppb2 B1+B2+G1+G2 < 5 ppb

Table Microbial &ontamination Limits

"l.#o.

Parameters Permissiblelimits

1 Staphylococcus aureus/g Absent2 Salmonella sp./ Absent3 Pseudomonas aeruginosa/g Absent4 Escherichia coli Absent5 !"ta# Bacteria# c"unt $in

C%&/m'105/(

) !"ta# %una# C"unt $inC%&/m'

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Table ' Ma%imum Permissible Limits for Pesticide esidue

"ubstance Limit(mg*g)

A#ac*#"r 0.02A#drin and ie#drin $sum ", ' 0.05A-inp*"smet*y# 1.0Br"m"pr"py#ate 3.0C*#"rdane $sum ", cis-, trans and yt*#"rdane' 0.05C*#"r,eninp*"s 0.5C*#"rpyri,"s 0.2C*#"rpyri,"smet*y# 0.1Cypermet*rin $and is"mers' 1.0! $sum ", pp! "p! pp and pp

!'

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e#tamet*rin 0.5ia-in"n 0.5ic*#"r"s 1.0it*i"carbamates $as C2' 2.0nd"su#,an $sum ", is"mers and end"su#,ansu#p*ate'

3.0

ndrin 0.05t*i"n 2.0

%enitr"t*i"n 0.5%ena#erate 1.5%"n","s 0.056eptac*#"r $sum ", *eptac*#"r and *eptac*#"rep"ide'

0.05

6eac*#"r"ben-ene 0.16eac*#"r"cyc#"*eane is"mers $"t*er t*an 7' 0.3Lindane $7*eac*#"r"cyc#"*eane' 0.)Ma#at*i"n 1.0

Met*idat*i"n 0.28arat*i"n 0.58arat*i"nmet*y# 0.28ermet*rin 1.08*"sa#"ne 0.18iper"ny# but"ide 3.0

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8irimip*"smet*y# 4.08yret*rins $sum ",' 3.09uint"-ene $sum ", :uint"-enepentac*#"r"ani#ine and met*y# pentac*#"r"p*eny#

su#p*ide'

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