Legally defined product standards set boundaries for TSV products that must be met. Failure to comply means that product cannot be sold to customers or jurisdictions where the standards apply. Click links to access documents or portals to these standards.

EU - European Union standards for E407a (Processed Eucheuma Seaweed ) and E407 (Carrageenan) (e.g. Commission Directive 98/86/EC Nov 1998 & 95/2/EC February 1995)

JECFA - FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) standards for Processed Eucheuma Seaweed and Carrageenan.

Codex FAO Food and Nutrition Papers 52 Add 9, June 2001) JECFA Specifications.

USFDA – United States Food & Drug Administration standards (USFDA 21 CFR 172:620)

ISO 22000 : 2005, Food Safety Management, Requirement for any organizations in the Food Chain

It is recognized that many standards in TSV are “commercial standards” that are best left to definition between buyers and sellers. In such cases standards should not be imposed but guidelines can be of use.

PNCS - Philippine National Carrageenan Standard (under development). This is also proposed as the basis for a BIMP-EAGA harmonized standard. It is not be an attempt to force unwanted additional constraints on BIMP-EAGA carrageenan producers. Rather, it is a tool for harmonizing constraints imposed by legal standards from around the world and ensuring that TSV products that conform to the BIMP-EAGA standard will be acceptable to all major markets.

CAC/GL 60-2006 : Principle for Traceability/ Product Tracing  as a Tool within a Food Inspection and Certification System

CAC/GL 38-2001 Rev.1-2005: Guidelines for Generic Official Certificates Formats and the Production and Issuance of Certificates

Basic manufacturing practices for raw-dried seaweed and semi-refined carrageenan  from Eucheuma and Kappaphycus. SEAPlant.net Monograph no. HB2G 1008 V2 BMP. This is meant as a starting point toward developing Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines especially for process steps that occur near seaweed sources and fall into the category of “post-harvest treatment”.