| Regulation Name | Codex Alimentarius International Food Standards for Canned Tuna and Bonito Codex Stan 70-1981 |
| Notification date | 1981 |
| Enforcement date | 1981 |
Summary by TTIA
Codex Alimentarius International Food Standards for Canned Tuna and Bonito Codex Stan 70-1981 Adopted in 1981. Revision : 1995. Amendments: 2011, 2013, 2016.
Summary This standard applies to canned tuna and bonito. It does not apply to speciality products where the fish content constitutes less than 50% m/m of the contents. Canned Tuna and Bonito are the products consisting of the flesh of any of the appropriate species listed below, packed in hermetically sealed containers.
- Thunnus alalunga
- Euthynnus affinis
- Thunnus albacares
- Euthynnus alleteratus
- Thunnus atlanticus
- Euthynnus lineatus
- Thunnus obesus
- Katsuwonus pelamis (syn. Euthynnus pelamis)
- Thunnus maccoyii
- Sarda chilensis
- Thunnus thynnus
- Sarda orientalis
- Thunnus tongoe
- Sarda sarda
The details are as follows. 1.Scope 2.Description 3.Essential composition and quality factors 4.Food additives 5.Hygiene 6.Labelling 7.Sampling examination and analyses 8.Definition of defectives and 9.Lot acceptance