Commission Regulation (EU) No. 786/2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the permitted limits of yessotoxins in live bivalve molluscs.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Fish products Standards Toxicity/poisoning Codex Alimentarius

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 provides that food business operators are to ensure, inter alia, that live bivalve molluscs placed on the market for human consumption do not contain certain marine biotoxins in total quantities, measured in the whole body or any part edible separately, that exceed the limits set out in point 2 of Chapter V of Section VII of Annex III thereto. The present Regulation replaces point 2(d) of Chapter V of Section VII as regards those limits.

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for the hygiene of foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, Standards, Meat, Fish products, Game, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX