ZAF/221
WTO/TBT
ZA South Africa
  • 07 - Mathematics, Natural sciences
  • 67 - Food technology
  • 03 - Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
2017-12-10
2017-10-16

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption. (HS 0307). Fish and fishery products (ICS 67.120.30), Food microbiology (ICS 07.100.30).

Compulsory specification for aquacultured live and chilled raw bivalves molluscs. (11 page(s), in English)

This compulsory specification requires that aquacultured live and chilled raw bivalves molluscs, for human consumption, which are to be offered for sale, comply with this compulsory specification and the requirements of the South African National Standard (SANS) 2879 that applies to the harvesting, handling, preparation, processing, packing, transportation, storage, chilling, quality of the products covered by this specification, the hygiene requirements for the product, as well as chemical contaminants, microbiological contaminants, and marine biotoxins requirements of the product and the packing facility employees requirements, shall comply with the requirements of the latest edition of SANS 2879.