Fisheries Administrative Order No. 235, s. of 2010 on Safety and Quality Control Standards for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP).

This Order, consisting of six sections, establishes the safety and quality control standard for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) is hereby issued pursuant to Section 67 of RA 8550 (Fisheries Code) and RA 7394 (Consumer's Act). It establishes a regulatory limit of 60μg/STX equivalent/100g shellfish meat for both domestic and foreign markets. Toxicity levels in shellfish of 60μg/STX equivalent/100g or above is considered positive for PSP. The following procedure shall apply in the monitoring of paralytic shellfish poison: a) the Marine Biotoxin Section of the Fisheries Resources Management Division shall conduct regular surveys of major shellfish areas and closely monitor other areas with history of paralytic shellfish poison and Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and to serve as repository of monitoring data; b) the Fisheries Regional Offices through their laboratories shall take the lead in monitoring activities in their areas of jurisdiction; c) survey of Manila Bay shall be conducted periodically; d) the survey in other areas with previous history of PSP shall be done at least once a month; e) shellfish samples shall be analyzed for toxin content and water samples for determination of presence of PSP organisms.
The duty of the State are: a) to develop and provide safety and quality standards for consumer products, including performance or use-oriented standards, codes of practice and methods of tests; b) to assist the consumer in evaluating the quality, including safety, performance and comparative utility of consumer products; c) to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products; d) to undertake research on quality improvement of products and investigation into causes and prevention of product related deaths, illness and injuries; e) to assure the public of the consistency of standardized products. Offences and penalties for illegal activities are appended to the text.