Table 2.

Regulatory limits of Histamine in seafood

Country	Limit	Reference
EU	1. Fishery products from fish species associated with high amount of histidine n = 9, c = 2, m = 100 mg/kg, M = 200 mg/kg 2. Fishery products which have undergone enzyme maturation treatment in brine n = 9, c = 2, m = 200 mg/kg, M = 400 mg/ kg	Commission regulation (EC) No 2073/2005
USFDA	50 ppm (50 mg/kg)	FDA 2011
Australia, Germany and New Zealand Food Standards Code (FSC)	200 mg/kg	Ezzat et al. (2015)
South Africa and Italy	100 mg/kg	Ezzat et al. (2015)

N number of units comprising the sample, c number of sample units giving values over m or between m and M