Division C REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANICALLY SEPARATED FISHERY PRODUCTSX1

Food business operators manufacturing mechanically separated fishery products must ensure compliance with the following requirements.

1. 1..

   The raw materials used must satisfy the following requirements.

   1. (a)

      Only whole fish and bones after filleting may be used to produce mechanically separated fishery products;

   2. (b)

      All raw materials must be free from guts.

2. 2..

   The manufacturing process must satisfy the following requirements:

   1. (a)

      Mechanical separation must take place without undue delay after filleting.

   2. (b)

      If whole fish are used, they must be gutted and washed beforehand.

   3. (c)

      After production, mechanically separated fishery products must be frozen as quickly as possible or incorporated in a product intended for freezing or a stabilising treatment.