Hi Lio, Thank you for your advise and is noted.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: lio [mailto:listesld@free.fr]
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:35 PM
To: PDIONPDA@aol.com; Timothy Numilengi
Cc: seafood@ucdavis.edu
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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