Sanitation Standards for Edible Tallow

The Standards are prescribed in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.

The raw materials of edible tallow shall meet the “Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation”, obtained by rendering the clean, sound, fatty tissues, derived from muscles and bones of bovine animals and/or sheep in good health at the time of slaughter and fit for human consumption.

Edible tallow shall have good color (greyish white to pale yellow), and free from off-odor or rancid odor.

Edible tallow shall have acid value not more than 2.5 mg KOH/g fat. The products shall be in accordance with the other relevant standards set from the “Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation”.

The Standards shall be implemented on the date of promulgation.