Good Morning Listers,
I am a little confused about what controls
are needed with the recieving side of albacore.I have in the past few years
only used my senses for determining if the product is fresh,and also taken
temps.of all the fish,rejecting those that are over 40f and showing any
signs of decomp.In re-reading the hazards control guide it mentions harvest
vessel records.Is this really necessary?Are any buyers getting those types
of logs from the fishermen? Also having a sample tested for histamine,I
called our lab that we use and they dont know who does
that sort of testing as they don't,and the rapid test kits aren't FDA
approved so we really don't have access to getting this done.But even if we
did,it would mean that we would have to hold on to the fish until we get
results back,which means the fish will continue to age and we usually
process this as soon as it is delivered,from fresh round fish to into the
can in the same day.Can anyone give me any information as to how they might
handle this differently? Thanks,
Anne Espedal
Bornstein Seafoods
Astoria,Oregon
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