CAC RCP 10-1976Practice for Canned Fish

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1、CodexAlimentarius-1-Volume9RecommendedInternationalCodeofPracticeforCannedFishCAC/RCP10-19761SCOPEThiscodeofpracticecontainsthetechnologicalguidelinesandessentialrequirementsofhygieneconcerningtheproductionofheatprocessedcannedfishandshellfishwhichhavebeenpackedinhermeticallysealedrigi

2、dorsemi-rigidcontainers.Excludedarethemanufactureofsemi-preservesandpasteurizedproductsandprocessessuchasasepticfilling,continuousretortingoruseofflexiblepouches.2DEFINITIONSForthepurposeofthiscode:"bleeders"areverysmallventsthroughwhichsteamescapesthroughouttheentireheatprocess.Bleedi

3、ngprovidesacirculationofsteamwithintheretortandensurestheeliminationofanyairthatenterstheretortwiththesteam;"buckle"isasealedandheatprocessedmetalcontaineroffishthathasbecomepermanentlydistortedbyinternalpressureduringtheheatprocessingorcoolingorasaresultoftheformationofgasinthecontain

4、er;"cannedfishorshellfish"meansfishorshellfishpackedincontainerswhichhavebeenhermeticallysealedandsufficientlyheatedtodestroyorinactivateallmicro-organismsthatwillmultiplyatanytemperatureatwhichtheproductislikelytobeheldandthatwillcausespoilageorthatmightbeharmful.Inthiscodethewords"ca

5、nnedfish"includecannedshellfishunlessthecontextimpliesotherwise;"chilling"istheprocessofcoolingfishorshellfishtoatemperatureapproachingthatofmeltingice;"cleanseawater"isseawaterwhichmeetsthesamemicro-biologicalstandardsaspotablewaterandisfreeCodexAlimentarius-2-Volume9fromobjectionable

6、substances;"cleaning"meanstheremovalofobjectionablematterfromsurfaces;"come-uptime"isthetimerequiredtobringaloadedretortuptothespecifiedprocessingtemperature;"contamination"meansdirectorindirecttransmissionofobjectionablematterstothefishorshellfish;"disinfection"meanstheapplicationofhy

7、gienicallysatisfactorychemicalorphysicalagentsandprocessestocleansurfaceswiththeintentionofeliminatingmicro-organisms;"fish"meansanyofthecold-bloodedaquaticvertebrateanimalscommonlyknownassuch.ThisincludesPisces,ElasmobranchsandCyclostomes.Aquaticmammals,invertebrateanimalsandamphibi