CODEX STAN 90
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CODEX STANDARD FOR CANNED CRAB MEAT
CODEX STAN 90 - 1981, REV.1-1995
1.
SCOPE
This standard applies to canned crab meat. It does not apply to specialty products where crab meat
constitutes less than 50% m/m of the contents.
2.
DESCRIPTION
2.1
PRODUCT DEFINITION
Canned crab meat is prepared singly or in combination from the leg, claw, body and shoulder meat
from which the shell has been removed, of any of the edible species of the sub-order Brachyura of the order
Decapoda and all species of the family Lithodidae.
2.2
PROCESS DEFINITION
Canned crab meat is packed in hermetically sealed containers and shall have received a processing
treatment sufficient to ensure commercial sterility.
2.3
PRESENTATION
Any presentation of the product shall be permitted provided that it:
(i)
meets all requirements of this standard; and
(ii)
is adequately described on the label to avoid confusing or misleading the consumer.
3.
ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION AND QUALITY FACTORS
3.1
CRAB MEAT
Canned crab meat shall be prepared from sound crab of the species designated in 2.1 which are alive
immediately prior to the commencement of processing and of a quality suitable for human consumption.
3.2
OTHER INGREDIENTS
The packing medium and all other ingredients used shall be of food grade quality and conform to all
applicable Codex standards.
3.3
FINAL PRODUCT
Products shall meet the requirements of this Standard when lots examined in accordance with Section
9 comply with provisions set out in Section 8. Products shall be examined by the methods given in Section 7.
4.
FOOD ADDITIVES
Only the use of the following additives is permitted.
Additive
Acidity Regulators
Maximum Level in the
final product
330
Citric acid
GMP
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Orthophosphoric acid
450
Disodium diphosphate
10 mg/kg expressed as
P2O5, singly or in
combination (includes
natural phosphate)
Sequestrant
385
Calcium disodium EDTA
250 mg/kg
Flavour Enhancer