Fish what is included in the term fish?
HI There,
I am wondering where I can find the definition of the term Fish.
I know Meat includes all edible parts including blood etc.
Is there a publication with these definitions?
Is Skin and Bones included in the term Fish?
What is your opinion?
Many thanks!
It might be useful if you could provide a little context as to the origin of the question - is this in terms of biology, allergen status, ingredient listing, something else altogether?
From an allergenic perspective, all parts of the fish can cause a reaction in sensitive people.
The place to go for questions about allergens is FARRP:
https://farrp.unl.edu/informallfish
(who say that parvalbumin is usually the culprit.)
The Codex Alimentarius has a definition. There might be more answers to your questions in it too.
http://www.fao.org/i...73/CXP_052e.pdf
(link above, p.5) Fish Any of the cold-blooded (ectothermic) aquatic vertebrates. Amphibians and aquatic reptiles are not included.