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IFFO antioxidant trials & the IMO Code Update
Dr Gretel Bescoby
ANTIOXIDANT TRIALS &
THE IMO CODES
An Update
Gretel Bescoby
Technical Manager at IFFO
FISHMEAL STABILITY TRIALS
Evaluating all options to provide alternatives should ethoxyquin not
be re-authorised
IFFO TRIAL
•Duration 18 months
•300 ppm ethoxyquin dosage effective (50 ppm residual)
Tocopherols proven safe but higher loss of omega-3’s (250 ppm residual)
•Report available
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OTHER CONCLUDED TRIALS
•Blend: (1,000 ppm + 2,000 ppm)
•Tocopherol with Rosemary extract
•Both concentrations passed self-heating test at 8 months
•Tocopherol residual 103 ppm (1,000 ppm treatment) after 8 months
Peru: anchovy
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OTHER CONCLUDED TRIALS
•Blends: (1,000 ppm each)
•BHA/Propyl gallate
•BHT/Propyl gallate
•The two blends have similar stability
•Both treatments passed 12 months self-heating test
South Africa: anchovy
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% OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID REMAINING AFTER 12 MONTHS' STORAGE
Ethoxyquin
600 ppm
BHA/PG
1,000 ppm
BHT/PG
1,000 ppm
70.6 57.3 51.6
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FUTURE PLANNED TRIALS
Vitamin E
CVEP APPROACH
• Production of anchovy fishmeal samples in South Africa
• Start in January 2018 at the latest for one year
• Laboratory analyses performed by experienced local lab
DETERMINATION OF SAFE VIT E DOSAGE
• Establish range of safe & effective Vit E dosage levels supported
by mathematical-chemical calculations
• Implementing calculated dosage range in the trial to determine
the most probable quantity effective in fish meal stabilisation
CVEP, A Cefic Sector Group, represents the producers of vitamin E
https://specialty-chemicals.eu/cvep/ http://www.e-vitamin.org/
Peruvian industry collaboration - SNP
Decreased dosage levels of ethoxyquin, BHT
and tocopherols
Blends:a) Tocopherol & rosemary extractb) BHT & BHAc) Gallic acid (from “tara pods”) & ascorbylpalmitate (possibly)
Start 2017/2018
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Trial protocol
presented in June 2015 at
UN-TDG meeting
IFFO trial July 2015 –Jan 2017
UN-TDG Model
Regulation amended Nov 2016
3 different papers and 3
IMO meetings later
Amendments to IMDG accepted
Sept 2017
2016
• Accepted into UN-TDG Model regulations (Nov 2016)
2017
• IMO meetings during 2017 to harmonise UN Model Regulations with the IMDG Code (May and September)
2018
• Marine Safety Committee (MSC) to adopt amendments of the IMDG Code (May/June 2018)
2019
• Can be used on voluntary basis from 1st January 2019.
2020• Mandatory 1st January 2020.
AMENDMENT TIMELINE FOR THE IMDG CODE
SP 308 Stabilization of fish meal shall be achieved to preventspontaneous combustion by effective application ofethoxyquin, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) or tocopherols(also used in a blend with rosemary extract) at the time ofproduction.The said application shall occur within
twelve months prior to shipment.Fish scrap or fish meal shall contain at
least 50 ppm (mg/kg) of ethoxyquin, 100ppm (mg/kg) of BHT or 250 ppm(mg/kg) of tocopherol
based antioxidant at thetime of consignment.
IMO IMDG CODE AMENDED TEXT (Accepted at IMO E&T meeting in Sept 2017)
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IMDG APPLICABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING SHIPMENTS:
Small bags (35 – 50kg)
Big bags (750 – 1,000kg)
Bags loaded into a container
Fishmeal loose in 20 or 40 foot containers
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IMSBC
International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargo
Cargo loaded directly into cargo spaces of a ship without any intermediate form of containment
Additional data required to determine whether Materials Hazardous in Bulk (MHB)
IFFO proposing additional work to provide data
Could take > 2 years
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Trials
• 3 completed trials
• 2 additional planned trials
• Additional trial to provide data needed for IMSBC
Shipping of fishmeal
• Amendments accepted by UN-TDG: Nov 2016
• Amendments accepted by IMO into IMDG: Sept 2017
• Can be used voluntarily from 1st January 2019
• Amending IMSBC in progress (> 2 years)
• Foreseen continued amendments to IMDG and IMSBC
IN SUMMARY
Thank you !