In August 10, 2010, according to the official gazette of Brazil, the agricultural protection Secretariat (SDA) of the Brazil Ministry of agriculture, animal husbandry and food supply (MAPA) issued a draft of the technical standard for sardines -- "sardines canned characteristics and quality technical requirements" bill, to seek public opinion (60 days of assessment). The regulations require that in the final products of canned sardines, the content of fish should be no less than 50% (mass fraction) of the labeled content, and histamine content should not be higher than 100mg/kg.