Chile establishes maximum limits for paralytic shellfish poison

Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) issued Food Health Regulations establishes maximum limits for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) and amnesic shellfish poison (ASP), and specifies that shellfish must not test positive in bioassays for diarrhetic shellfish poison (DSP). The proposed text maintains the existing limits for PSP and ASP, but provides a breakdown of the toxins that form DSP, establishing a maximum limit for each one.

Products covered : Marine biotoxins

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Upon publication in the Official Journal.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Approximately 80 days from the date of circulation of the notification.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): Upon publication in the Official Journal.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 7 April 2019

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