Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011 - Clause 2.5.2

What is Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011?

This is a Central Food Regulation drafted by Food Authority in accordance with Section 92 (1) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Regulation explain allowable quantity of contaminants, toxins and residues in food articles.

 

Purpose of the Clause

Clause 2.5.2 – Limits of Histamine Level in Fish and Fishery Products

Clause 2.5.2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, addresses the presence of histamine in fish and fishery products. It outlines limits to control histamine levels in species known to have a higher risk of causing histamine poisoning

 

Fish species having potential to cause histamine poisoning

 

Sl.No.

Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

1.

Carangidae

Alectis indica

Indian Threadfish

Alepes spp.

Scad

Atropus atropos

Cleftbelly trevally

Carangoides bartholomaei

Yellow Jack

Carangoides spp.

Trevally

Caranx crysos

Blue runner

Caranx spp.

Jack/Trevally

Decapterus koheru

Koheru

Decapterus russelli

Indian scad

Decapterus spp.

Scad

Elagatis bipinnulata

Rainbow Runner

Megalaspis cordyla

Horse Mackerel/Torpedo Scad

Nematistius pectoralis

Roosterfish

Oligoplites saurus

Leather Jacket

Pseudocaranx dentex

White trevally

Scomberoides commersonnianus

Talang queenfish

Scomberoides spp.

Leather Jacket/Queen Fish

Selene spp.

Moonfish

Seriola dumerili

Greater/Japanese Amberjack or Rudder Fish

Seriola lalandi

Yellowtail Amberjack

Seriola quinqueradiata

Japanese Amberjack

Seriola rivoliana

Longfin Yellowtail

Seriola spp.

Amberjack or Yellowtail

Trachurus capensis

Cape Horse Mackerel

Trachurus japonicas

Japanese Jack Mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

Chilean Jack Mackerel

Trachurus novaezelandiae

Yellowtail Horse Mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Jack Mackerel/Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Uraspis secunda

Cottonmouth jack

2.

Chanidae

Chanos chanos

Milkfish

3.

Clupeidae

Alosa pseudoharengus

Alewife

Alosa spp.

Herring

Amblygaster sirm

Spotted Sardinella

Anodontostoma chacunda

Chacunda gizzard shad

Brevoortia patronus

Gulf Menhaden

Brevoortia spp.

Menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus

Atlantic Menhaden

Clupea bentincki

Araucanian herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic herring

Clupea pallasii pallasii

Pacific herring

Clupea spp.

Pichard/Shad/Herring

Dorosoma spp.

Gizaard Shad

Ethmalosa fimbriata

Bonga Shad

Ethmidium maculatum

Pacific Menhaden

Etrumeus sadina

Red-eye round herring

Harengula spp.

Sprat/Herring

Harengula thrissina

Pacific flatiron herring

Hilsa spp.

Shad

Nematolosa spp.

Gizzard Shad

Opisthonema libertate

Pacific thread herring

Opisthonema spp

Thread Herring

Opisthopterus tardoore

Tardoore

Sardina pilchardus

European Pilchard

Sardinella aurita

Round Sardinella

Sardinella gibbosa

Gold stripe Sardinella

Sardinella longiceps

Indian Oil Sardine

Sardinella maderensis

Madeiran Sardinella

Sardinella spp.

Sardine

Sardinops sagax

South American Pilchard

Sardinops spp.

South American Pilchard

Spratelloides gracilis

Silver-stripe round herring

Tenualosa ilisha

Hilsa shad

Tenualosa spp.

Shad

4

Coryphaenidae

Coryphaena hippurus

Mahi-Mahi /Dolphin fish

5

Engraulidae

Anchoa spp.

Anchovy

Anchoviella spp.

Anchovy

Cetengraulis mysticetus

Pacific anchoveta

Engraulis capensis

Southern African anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

European anchovy

Engraulis japonicus

Japanese anchovy

Engraulis ringens

Peruvian anchovy

Engraulis spp.

Anchovy

Stolephorus spp.

Anchovy

6

Istiophoridae

Istiompax indica

Black Marlin

Istiophorus albicans

Atlantic sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

Indo-Pacific sailfish

Kajikia albida

Atlantic white marlin

Kajikia audax

Striped Marlin

Makaira mazara

Indo-Pacific blue marlin

Makaira spp.

Marlin/Sailfish

Tetrapturus spp.

Marlin/Spearfish

Tetrapturus spp.

Spearfish

7

Mugilidae

Mugil cephalus

Flathead Grey Mullet

8

Pristigasteridae

Ilisha spp.

Ilisha/Pellona

Pellona ditchella

Indian pellona

9

Scombridae

Acanthocybium solandri

Wahoo

Auxis spp.

Bullet Tuna/Frigate Tuna

Cybiosarda elegans

Leaping Bonito

Euthynnus affinis

Little tuna or Kawakawa

Euthynnus spp.

Bonito

Gasterochisma melampus

Butterfly kingfish

Grammatorcynus spp.

Short Mackerel

Gymnosarda unicolor

Dogtooth tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

Skipjack Tuna

Orcynopsis unicolor

Plain Bonito

Rastrelliger brachysoma

Short Mackerel

Rastrelliger kanagurta

Indian Mackerel

Sarda spp

Bonito

Scomber australasicus

Blue mackerel

Scomber japonicas

Chub mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber spp.

Mackerel

Scomberomorus cavalla

King Mackerel

Scomberomorus commerson

Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus guttatus

Indo-Pacific king mackerel/Spotted Spanish Mackerel

Scomberomorus niphonius

Japanese Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus spp.

Spanish Mackerel

Scomeromorus lineolatus

Streaked seerfish

Thunnus alalunga

Albacore Tuna

Thunnus albacares

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus atlanticus

Blackfin Tuna

Thunnus maccoyi

Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus obesus

Bigeye Tuna

Thunnus orientalis

Pacific bluefin tuna

Thunnus spp.

Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Thunnus tonggol

Longtail Tuna

10

Xiphiidae

Xiphias gladius

Swordfish

Limits of histamine level in fish and fishery products

 

S. No.

Product Category

Applicable to

Histamine Level

1.

Raw/Chilled/Frozen Finfish

Species with high

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg,

 

 

amount of free

M=200 mg/kg

 

 

histidine (Listed fish species with potential to cause histamine fish poisoning)

 

2.

Thermally Processed Fishery Products

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, M=200 mg/kg

3.

Smoked fishery products

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, M=200 mg/kg

4.

Fish Mince/Surimi and

 

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg,

 

analogues

 

M=200 mg/kg

5.

Battered and breaded fishery products

 

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, M=200 mg/kg

6.

Other Ready to Eat fishery products

 

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, M=200 mg/kg

7.

Other value added fishery products

 

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, M=200 mg/kg

8.

Other fish based products

 

n=9, c=2; m=100 mg/kg, M=200 mg/kg

9.

Dried/ Salted and Dried fishery products

 

n=9, c=2; m=200 mg/kg, M=400 mg/kg

10.

Fermented Fishery products

 

n=9, c=2; m=200 mg/kg, M=400

 

 

 

mg/kg

11.

Fish Pickle

 

n=9, c=2; m=200 mg/kg, M=400 mg/kg

 Where,

n : Number of units comprising the sample

c : Maximum allowable number of defective sample units m : Acceptable level in a sample

M : Specified level when exceeded in one or more samples would cause the lot to be rejected

 

Satisfactory, if the following requirements are fulfilled:

1.  the mean value observed is ≤ m

2.  a maximum of c/n values observed are between m and M

3.  no values observed exceed the limit of M,

Unsatisfactory, if the mean value observed exceeds m or more than c/n values are between m and M or one or more of the values observed are >M.

 Penalty for non-compliance:

Any person who manufactures, stores, sells, distributes, or imports unsafe food for human consumption shall be liable for punishment based on the severity of the outcome: up to six months’ imprisonment and a fine up to ₹1 lakh if no injury occurs; up to one year and ₹3 lakh fine for non-grievous injury; up to six years and ₹5 lakh fine for grievous injury; and a minimum of seven years’ imprisonment (extendable to life) and a fine of at least ₹10 lakh if it results in death.

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