To all,
One of the major problems with the approach is that a major source of organisms of food safety concern is not the environment, but rather the crew themselves. They can introduce pathogenic organisms regardless of where the vessel is located.
No mention was made of the hygiene procedures and sanitizers used to control that risk.
Sincerely,
JOhn Clemence
Clemence Technical Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Lionel Dabbadie <dabbadie@free.fr>
To: PDIONPDA@aol.com; tnumilengi@fisheries.gov.pg
Cc: seafood@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:03:32 +0800
Subject: Re: HACCP on fishing vessel.
Good evening,
<PDIONPDA@aol.com> wrote:
> I would be very intersted in the reply's from your onboard HACCP
> Sanitation inquiry.Especially the tuna purse seiners.
> In a message dated 6/18/2006 8:11:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> tnumilengi@fisheries.gov.pg writes:
> > Do we need to apply full HACCP on fishing vessels (Prawn trawlers that
> > process on board, tuna long liners that only gill &gut, tuna purse
> > seiners that only catch and store as frozen on board?, or basic GMP/GHP
> > is okay.
Answer is yes, you need full HACCP. Corresponding EU regulation are
852/2004 and mostly 853/2004 which you can download on EUR-LEX.
> > We have large tuna purse seine fishing vessels that do not use
> > cleaning/sanitization chemicals on board to clean food contact surfaces.
> > Their reason being they use seawater at high seas (> 12 nautical miles
> > which is free from harmful bacteria) to clean food contact surfaces and
> > certain that it is clean. Secondly they do not want to have problems
> > with chemical residue. Is this okay as per food safety is concern.
> > Please direct me to specific EU regulations on this matter.
I don't believe it is OK for EU regulation. For example, EU regulation
is 853/2004:
Equipment and material used for working on fishery products must be made
of corrosion-resistant material that is easy to clean and disinfect.
Best regards
Lionel
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