Malaysia legislation
Section 178A
Seksyen 178A
(a)
is the secretion from the salivary glands of swiftlet genus Aerodramus and genus Collocalia; and
(b)
shall undergo cleaning processes including sorting, soaking, removal of feathers and impurities, with or without drying.
P.U. (A) 169 8
(2)
For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), amylase, lipase and protease may be used as permitted enzyme during cleaning process, singly or in combination, and the maximum permitted proportion shall be governed by good manufacturing practice.
(3)
Raw-clean edible birdnest shall not contain more than 30 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) of nitrite which is naturally present.”.
Amendment of regulation 269A