Sale of Fish Regulations
Made 1978-05-01 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Malta
- Subjects
- Food and nutrition
- Keywords
- food safety and quality, fish products, crustaceans, molluscs, food additives, standards, internal trade
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SALE OF FISH [S.L.231.12 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 231.12 SALE OF FISH REGULATIONS 1st May, 1978 LEGAL NOTICE 19 of 1977. Title.1. The title of these Regulations is Sale of Fish Regulations. Interpretation.2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires "fish" includes crustaceans and molluscs; "fresh" includes frozen or chilled; "to sell" includes to offer, expose, advertise or keep for sale and to supply by way of compensation or otherwise. Sale of unsound fish, etc. 3. No person shall sell (a) any fish which is in a state of putrefaction; (b) any fish killed by means of narcotics or any other noxious substance; (c) any minced fish manufactured from unsound fish; (d) any fresh or prepared fish showing signs of decay or otherwise deteriorated, or (e) any fish which has been treated in a manner contrary to regulation 5 or 6. Cold storage of fish. 4. (1) No person shall deposit in cold storage any fish which has not been previously inspected by an authorised officer and found to be fit for human consumption. (2) No person shall keep, or allow to be kept, in cold storage any fish which is in a state of decay or other deterioration. Use of substance. 5. No person shall use any substance, for the purpose of giving an appearance of freshness to any fish intended to be sold for human consumption, other than sea-salt. Use of additives.6. No person may add any preservative to fish intended for sa le fo r human consumpt ion ; p rov ided tha t in the case o f crustaceans and molluscs, it shall be lawful to add the preservatives listed in the Schedule to these Regulations and in the amount specified therein. Importation of fish.7. No person may import any fish unless such fish complies in every respect with the provisions of these Regulations. Non-applicability.8. Nothing contained in these Regulations shall apply to canned fish. 2 [S.L.231.12 SALE OF FISH SCHEDULE 1st Column Preservative 2nd Column Maximum amount Sodium bisulphite } 1 0 0 m g p e r k g i n t h e edible par t of the raw p r o d u c t ; s i n g l y o r i n combination Sodium sulphite Sodium hyposulphite S o d i u m o r p o t a s s i u m metabisuphite