CODEX STAN 94-1981 Standard for Sardines and Sardine-Type Products
1. SCOPE
This standard applies to canned sardines and sardine-type products packed in water or oil or other suitable packing medium. It does not apply to speciality products where fish content constitute less than 50% m/m of the net contents of the can.
2. DESCRIPTION
2.1 PRODUCT DEFINITION
2.1.1 Canned sardines or sardine type products are prepared from fresh or frozen fish of the following species:
• Sardina pilchardus
• Sardinops melanostictus, S. neopilchardus, S. ocellatus, S. sagax, S. caeruleus,
• Sardinella aurita, S. brasiliensis, S. maderensis, S. longiceps, S. gibbosa
• Clupea harengus
• Clupea bentincki
• Sprattus sprattus
• Hyperlophus vittatus
• Nematalosa vlaminghi
• Etrumeus teres
• Ethmidium maculatum
• Engraulis anchoita, E. mordax, E. ringens
• Opisthonema oglinum
