Australia - Fish and fish products for histamine analysis - Proposed risk food classification Australia is preparing science-based risk statements on the risks associated with certain imported foods. As each risk statement is prepared, they are published on the Food Standards Australia New Zealand website (http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/importedfoods/Pages/FSANZ-advice-on-imported-food.aspx). In response to the risk statement on fish and fish products for histamine, Australia is proposing changes to the inspection and analysis of specified fish and fish products. Australia proposes these changes to ensure that these fish and fish products do not contain more than 200 mg/kg of histamine in the fish or fish products. Under the proposed changes: - fish and fish products that are, or contain more than 300 g/kg of, fish of the families Scombridae, Coryphaenidae, Pomatomidae, Carangidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae or Scomberesocidae would be classified as risk food under the Imported Food Control Act 1992; and - the specified fish and fish products would be subject to an initial 100 per cent rate of inspection and analysis for histamine. If consignments are found to comply with the 200 mg/kg level in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code then this rate of inspection and analysis would reduce to 25 per cent of consignments from each producer and then ultimately to 5 per cent of consignments from each producer. Specific detail on the kinds of fish and the initial increase in the rate of inspection and analysis is available at http://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/food/notices/ifn-17-16. It is expected that these changes would take effect in December 2016. Proposed date of adoption : December 2016 Proposed date of publication : 13 October 2016 Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or : December 2016 Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or : 13 December 2016 (9 a.m. Australia Eastern Daylight Time) | 
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