CODEX STAN 70-1981 Standard for Canned Tuna and Bonito
1. SCOPE
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.
2. DESCRIPTION
2.1 PRODUCT DEFINITION
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
- Thunnus albacares
- Thunnus atlanticus
- Thunnus obesus
- Thunnus maccoyii
- Thunnus thynnus
- Thunnus tongoe
- Euthynnus affinis
- Euthynnus alleteratus
- Euthynnus lineatus
- Katsuwonus pelamis (syn. Euthynnus pelamis)
- Sarda chilensis
- Sarda orientalis
- Sarda sarda
2.2 PROCESS DEFINITION
The products shall have received a processing treatment sufficient to ensure commercial sterility.
2.3 PRESENTATION
The product shall be presented as:
2.3.1 Solid (skin-on or skinless) - fish cut into transverse segments which are placed in the can with the planes of their transverse cut ends parallel to the ends of the can. The proportion of free flakes or chunks shall not exceed 18% of the drained weight of the container.
