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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 235, s. of 2010 on Safety and Quality Control Standards for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP).

Pays/Territoire
Philippines
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Protection du consommateur Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Mollusques Toxicité/empoisonnement Limite maximum de résidu Santé publique Inspection
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Pacifique Nord, Asie du Sud-Est
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette and/or in two newspapers of general circulation.
Résumé

This Order, consisting of six sections, establishes the safety and quality control standard for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) is hereby issued pursuant to Section 67 of RA 8550 (Fisheries Code) and RA 7394 (Consumer's Act). It establishes a regulatory limit of 60μg/STX equivalent/100g shellfish meat for both domestic and foreign markets. Toxicity levels in shellfish of 60μg/STX equivalent/100g or above is considered positive for PSP. The following procedure shall apply in the monitoring of paralytic shellfish poison: a) the Marine Biotoxin Section of the Fisheries Resources Management Division shall conduct regular surveys of major shellfish areas and closely monitor other areas with history of paralytic shellfish poison and Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and to serve as repository of monitoring data; b) the Fisheries Regional Offices through their laboratories shall take the lead in monitoring activities in their areas of jurisdiction; c) survey of Manila Bay shall be conducted periodically; d) the survey in other areas with previous history of PSP shall be done at least once a month; e) shellfish samples shall be analyzed for toxin content and water samples for determination of presence of PSP organisms.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.bfar.da.gov.ph

Références - Législation

Implemente

Republic Act No. 7394 establishing the Consumer Act of the Philippines.

Législation | Philippines | 1993

Mot clé: Protection du consommateur, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Questions de procédures, Transformation/manutention, Emballage/étiquetage, Normes, Infractions/sanctions, Additifs alimentaires, Fraude

Source: FAO, FAOLEX