Clause a of the Editorial note under Sec. 2 of Division 2, subdivision 1
States that the verb ‘control’ needs explanation and questions the degree of control to constitute sufficient control.
Questions if it means prevent, eliminate, minimise, keep at such a level as to not render the seafood unsafe or unsuitable, or something else.
Sec. 4 and Sec. 10(1)
Requests clarification on the wording in Sect 4.
Believes it is not reasonable to require businesses that wild-catch seafood to prevent seafood still in the water from contamination.
Related issue in Sect 10(1). Questions if ‘seafood that is protected from the likelihood of contamination’ refer to seafood that is so protected after harvest.
If so, believes it is not a sufficient assurance that the seafood is safe, because contamination could have occurred before harvest. Notes that there is no requirement in Sec. 10 or elsewhere in the draft standard that requires a seafood business to receive only seafood that is safe.
