IR2009-3/20 . Health Requirements For import Processed Trout/Herring Egg into I.R. of  Iran

(Last Update 01/09/2009)

A-General requirements:

1)     Exporting country (Other than EU member states) should have valid authorization to export fishery products into EU members.

2)     Related authorized processing plant/establishment should have valid EC code which is published officially at EU website.

3)     Processing , preparing, packing and handling of product must be in accordance with requirements and provisions of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004

4)     Residues level of medicine and pesticide of product must be in accordance with MRL mentioned in (EC) No 2377/90 and (EC) No 363/86.

B-Packing & Labeling:

1)     Containers should be made of suitable materials for foodstuff packaging (Food Grade), impermeable and preferably made of glass.

2)   Packaging should be done in vacuum and the maximum weight of each pack tobe 100 gr.

3)     Following 8 particulars have to be labeled on each container in Persian and English readablyand non-erasable:

a)     -Name and Type of the Product: Trout Processed Trout Egg / Herring     Processed Egg

b)     -Country of origin:

c)      -Processing Plant/Establishment/Centre:

d)     -EC Code of Processing Plant/Establishment/Centre:

e)     -Name of Importing Country:

f)        -Date of Production:

g)     -Expiry date: 6 months after production

h)     -Storing Condition: -3 to -1 C

C-Organoleptic-criteria

-Trout egg: should be in Bright Orange, intact and firm, fully desirable,

 non fragile ,without viscosity and with natural taste and odor.

- Herring egg: should be in Black, intact and firm, fully desirable,

 non fragile ,without viscosity and with natural taste and odor.

D-Bacteriological criteria

E-Chemical criteria :