Dar seafood ppp standard

6.4 Option 3 – A risk-based Primary Production and Processing Standard to improve the overall safety in the seafood supply chain

A new Primary Production and Processing Standard to address food safety risks in two ways:

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  basic hygiene requirements for all primary production of seafood; and
  
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  a requirement for specific provisions for higher risk primary production of seafood.
  
  
  

This Standard would provide a single, nationally consistent and risk based approach to facilitate the safe production of seafood. Having a consistent approach to the management of food safety during seafood primary production will positively impact on safety across the seafood supply chain.
The Standard (Documented as Chapter 4 in the Code) would be divided into two main components as follows:

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