# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1022/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) limits (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In Chapter I of Section II of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005, point 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.
Unprocessed fishery products shall be regarded as unfit for human consumption where organoleptic assessment has raised doubts as to their freshness and chemical checks reveal that the following TVB-N limits are exceeded:
(a) 25 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 1 of Chapter II;
(b) 30 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 2 of Chapter II;
(c) 35 mg of nitrogen/100 g of flesh for the species referred to in point 3 of Chapter II;
(d) 60 mg of nitrogen/100 g of whole fishery products used directly for the preparation of fish oil for human consumption as referred to in the second sub-paragraph of Part B(1) of Chapter IV of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; however, where the raw material complies with points (a), (b) and (c) of Part B(1) of that Chapter, Member States may set limits at a higher level for certain species pending the establishment of specific Community legislation.
The reference method to be used for checking the TVB-N limits involves distilling an extract deproteinised by perchloric acid as set out in Chapter III.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1022/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1022/annex
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