BS EN 17099:2020 pdf free.Information technology一Fishery and aquaculture products – Requirements for labelling of distribution units and pallets in the trade of fishery and aquaculture products.
BS EN 17099 This document specifies requirements for labels to be used on distribution units (boxes, cartons, bags, etc.), and logistic units (pallets, cages, trolleys, etc.) for fishery and aquaculture products, ensuring uniform labels with human readable text and bar codes using a common data set, thereby fulilling EU Regulations and facilitating traceability. Other labelling systems could also address European regulatory requirements. This document does not address the exchange of any information by means other than the use of labels The technologies referred to in this document are examples of methods that are suitable to provide product traceability. This document does not cover requirements on the labelling or marking of consumer packaging but aims to ensure that the necessary information for consumer packaging labelling or marking is available through the supply chain.The need for traceability in the food industry is described in Article 18, Traceability in Regulation, of (EC) No 178/2002 [2]. Furthermore, it states that food which is placed on the market in the Community shall be adequately labelled or identified to facilitate its traceability.  In Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Article 58(1) states “all lots of fisheries and aquaculture products shall be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution, from catching or harvesting to retail stage” [3]. In addition, Article 58(5) of the same regulation lays out the minimum labelling and information requirements for all lots of fisheries and aquaculture products.  Article 67[8) of Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 states that“when the information is affixed to the lot by way of an identification tool such as a code, barcode, an electronic chip or a similar device [then] operators using such tools shall ensure that they are developed on the basis of internationally recognised standards and specifications” [4]  Figure 1 shows the most relevant EU Regulations referred to by this document. BS EN 17099 pdf download.