Description

White to light yellow powder, no foreign objects visible, no foreign matter and no odor

Identification

The retention time of the principal peak conforms to which in the reference solution

Particle Size

100% pass through sieve 40 mesh Min.90% pass through sieve 80 mesh

Docosahexaenoic  Acid  Assay

≥10.0%

Eicosapentaenoic  Acid Assay

≥1.5%

Loss on drying

≤5.0%

Surface Oil

<1.0%

Peroxide Value

≤5.00mmol/kg

Heavy Metals (as Pb)

≤10.00ppm

Arsenic(as As)

≤2.00ppm

Lead(as Pb)

≤2.00ppm

Mercury

≤0.10ppm

Cadmium

≤1.00ppm

Total aerobic microbial

count

Total moulds and yeasts

count

≤1000CFU/g

≤100CFU/g

Enterobacterial

≤10CFU/g

*Escherichia coil

*Salmonella

*Staphylococcus aureus

n.d./10g

n.d./25g

n.d./10g