Directive No. (7/98) on fixing the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) and histamine limit values for certain categories of fish products

• 5/l . Government of the Union of l\1yanmar Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES DIRECTIVE No. (7/98) Augusl 3. l 998 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 23 of the Myanma Marine Fisheries Law 1990, the Director General of the Department of Fisheries hereby issues the following Directive for fixing the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) limit values for certain categories of fishery products Fixing the total'volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) limit values and Histamine limits values for certain categories of fishery products l. l This Directive confines the limit of total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB­ N) values and Histamine value for certain categories of fishery products and specifies the sampiing plan to be used. l.2 Unprocessed fishery products belong to the species categories listed in Annex I shall be regarded as unfit for human consumption where, organoleptic assessemet having raised doubts as to their freshness, chemical checks reveal that the following TVB-N limits are exceeded: (a) 25 milligrams of nitrogen/I 00 grams of flesh for the species referred to in point A of Annex t (b) 30 milligrams of nitrogen/100 grams of flesh for the species referred to in point B of Annex t (c) 35 miHigrams of nitrogen/100 grams of flesh for the species referred to in point C of Annex l; · , l 2. I The ':'io.ffa))\c must be consist of about one hund1ed gian)5 offlesh, taken from at least three d1tforent points and mi:,;cd together by grinding Unproces ~ed fisher \ prnducts shall be re~ ,rnrdca as u11!1t fnr human cOlbumption ,there nrganoleplic as~c-.sm:..·111 liannc: raised doubt:- a, to th~ir freshness chemical chec..:h rc0,:'a1 that the fril!owing limits of sampling plan evaluation for Histamine are exceeded 4.1 Nine sampk must be taken from each batch. These must fulfil the fo/lov,.:ing requirements: the mean value must not exceed l 00 ppm; two samples may have value of 1Tiore than ) 00 ppm but less than 200 ppm: no samples may have value exceeding 200 ppm; These limits apply only to fish species of the foll~1wing farn.Uies: Scombridac and Clupeidae Howeve:r, fish belonging to these families wl\ich have undergone enzyme ripening treatment in brine may have higher h'1stamine levels but not more than t\i,'ice the above value Rejection of lot for export 5.1 1f an authorized officer inspects fish and fishery product t)1at does not meet the requirements of this Directive, officer shall re iect the food for export. 6. I Any licen.ce-ho\der for the processing of fish and fishery products shall abide by this Directive as one of the condition!. 0f th~ i,cence 6.2 On v10\a\ion of the any terms or conditions of the Oir-cctive. criminal action may be taken under Section 45 of the Myanmar Marine Fisheries Lav.,· ! 990 and the licence-holder may also be liable to suspension, revocation, termination and cancellation of the licence under Section 24 of the said Law. ANNEX I Sd xx Soe Win Director General Department of Fisheries Species categoried for which a TVB~N limit value is fixed: (a) Sebastes spp,, Helicolenus, dactylopterus, sebasticthys, capensis (b) Species belonging to the pleuronectidae family (with the except1on of halibut: hippoglossus spp;) (c) Salrno salar species belonging to the merluciidae family species belonging to the gadidae family.