CODEX STAN 38-1981 Standard for Edible Fungi and Fungus Products
1. SCOPE
This standard contains general requirements applicable to all edible fungi, whether fresh or processed, permitted for sale by the competent authorities in the consuming countries,except canned cultivated mushrooms of the genus Agaricus. Different requirements for the products covered by this standard may be laid down in group of products standards or in individual standards.
2. DESCRIPTION
2.1 Definition of Products
2.1.1 Edible fungi means fruit bodies of a specific plant group - fungi which either grow wild or are cultivated and which after necessary processing are suitable for use as a food.
2.1.2 Species means botanical species and closely related varieties, i.e. varieties of Boletus edulis and round or pointed Morchella shall be regarded as being of the same species.
2.1.3 Fresh fungi means edible fungi sorted and packed, delivered to the consumer as soon as possible after they have been picked.
2.1.4 Mixed fungi means the product prepared by mixing edible fungi or recognizable parts of edible fungi of different species according to established proportion after being sorted in accordance with sub-section 2.4 of this standard.
