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Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (repealed)
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Fishery products are to be declared unfit for human consumption if:
organoleptic, chemical, physical or microbiological checks or checks for parasites have shown that they are not in compliance with the relevant Community legislation;
they contain in their edible parts contaminants or residues in excess of the limits laid down in Community legislation or at levels where the calculated dietary intake would exceed the acceptable daily or weekly intake for humans;
they derive from:
poisonous fish,
fishery products not complying with the requirement of part G, point 2, of Chapter II concerning biotoxins,
or
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates or marine gastropods containing marine biotoxins in total quantities exceeding the limits referred to in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
or
the competent authority considers that they may constitute a risk to public or animal health or are for any other reason not suitable for human consumption.
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