SCHEDULE 1HEALTH CONTROL AND MONITORING OF PRODUCTION CONDITIONS (PROVIDED FOR BY CHAPTER V OF THE ANNEX TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE)

PART IIspecial checks

C.Chemical checks

1

When chemical checks are to be carried out by the food authority samples must be taken and subjected to laboratory analysis for the control of the following parameters;

a

TBV-N (Total Volatile Basic-Nitrogen) and TMA-N (Trimethylamine-Nitrogen);

b

Histamine;

nine samples must be taken from each batch; these must fulfil the following requirements

  • the mean value must not exceed 100 parts per million ( “ppm”);

  • two samples may have a value of more than 100 ppm but less than 200 ppm;

  • no sample may have a value exceeding 200 ppm.