2. Product Categories

Frozen Potatoes
Malaysia

This section provides the regulatory definition of the food category in scope, or the appropriate food category for the product in scope. Additionally, it provides the food products that belong to this food category along with the definition and specific information on each of these types of food products.

2.1 Category Name & Definition

Category Name

Vegetable and vegetable products

Vegetable and vegetable products are products described by Regulations 209 to 222 of the Malaysia Food Regulations which include vegetable, fresh vegetable, dried or dehydrated vegetable, frozen vegetable, vegetable product, salted vegetable, dried salted vegetable, tomato paste, tomato pulp, tomato puree, vegetable juice, canned vegetable, fermented soya bean product, and hydrolyzed vegetable protein or hydrolyzed plant protein [1]. 

Definition

This product group does not have a common definition but is composed of subcategories individually defined in several Regulations.

2.2 Product & Definition

Frozen Potatoes

Definition

Vegetable product

There is no specific standard for frozen potato products (pre-fried). By default, they fall under Regulation 213 - Vegetable product, where “vegetable product means any food prepared from vegetable and includes the food for which a standard is prescribed in regulations 214 to 222 but does not include edible vegetable fat and vegetable oil.”

However, they would follow the storage conditions prescribed for Frozen vegetables in accordance with Regulation 212 [1] i.e. that they are maintained in a frozen wholesome condition for one continuous period at a temperature below minus 18oC and have not been thawed before sale.

Regulation 212 states that “Frozen vegetable shall be the fresh vegetable that is maintained in a frozen wholesome condition for one continuous period at a temperature below minus 18oC and has not been thawed before sale. It may contain mint leaves or mint oil.” So Frozen vegetables cannot be pre-fried.

Specifications/Target Age

Not specified.

Additional Information

None.

2.3 References

1. The Malaysian Food Regulations 1985 and its Schedules

https://hq.moh.gov.my/fsq/peraturanperaturan-makanan-1985