Good manufacturing practice guidelines Live bivalves workbook

A step-by-step guide togood live bivalve

preparation for the market

Good manufacturing practice guidelines

Live bivalves workbook

PROJECT PART-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION THROUGH THE FINANCIAL

INSTRUMENT FOR FISHERIES GUIDANCE

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Contents page

Good manufacturing practice guidelinesLive bivalves workbook

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page 3 Introduction

Page 4 How to use this workbook

1-3 Harvesting

4-7 Onshore handling

8-9 Relaying

10-11 Dispatch

12-15 Purification

16-19 Purification - HACCP

20-21 Wrapping and packing

22-24 Storage and dispatch

Appendix 1 Classification of bivalve shellfish waters

Appendix 2 Bivalve shellfish biotoxin limits

Appendix 3 Product standard for live bivalve shellfish

Appendix 4 Record keeping – general

Appendix 5 Record keeping – registration document

Appendix 6 The european hygiene regulations

Acknowledgements

Introduction•Thisworkbookisintendedtoassistlivebivalveshellfishoperatorsproduceahighquality,saferlivebivalveincompliancewithlegalobligations.Itisdesignedtobeusedintheproductionenvironment,onboardtheharvestingvesselorforeshore.

•Itisintendedthatoperatorswillusetheworkbookasaneverydayguidefor :

– Goodmanufacturingpracticeandlegalcompliance. – Onthejobandinductiontraining. – Referenceinformationongoodworkpractices.

•TheworkbookcontainstheessentialworkpracticesandproceduresthatoperatorsmustadheretoinordertobecompliantwiththeEuropeanHygieneRegulations.TheseRegulationscameintoforceinJanuary2006andapplytotheplacingoflivebivalveshellfishonthemarketforhumanconsumption.AfullerexplanationoftheseRegulationsisgiveninAppendix6.

•TheworkbookalsocontainsSeafishadviceintheformofGoodManufacturingPracticeGuidance(GMPG)ateachstepintheproductionprocesstohelpoperatorsplacehighqualitylivebivalvemolluscsonthemarket.

•Theworkbookisstructuredintoaseriesofstepsfrom1to24,eachcoveringthedifferentprocessesintheproductionchain,fromharvestingtodeliveryoflivebivalvestomarket.TheNavigatorToolrunningdowntherighthandsidewillallowthereadertolocateeachstepinrespecttotheoverallchain.

•TheworkbookisaccompaniedbyasetofsixlaminatedWorkNoticeswhichcanbepostedonnoticeboards.Theirclearandsimpledesignwillallowforgoodqualityphotocopyreproduction.

•Thisworkbookispar tofasuiteofSeafishpublicationsonGoodManufacturingPracticeGuidanceforlivebivalvemolluscs.

•Forfur therinformation,readersshouldcontact:

TheInformationOfficer Seafish SeafishHouse, StAndrew’sDock, HullHU34QE T:01482327837F:01482223310 E:[email protected]

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1 Thistextboxtellsyouwhatyoumustdoin

ordertomeetthelegalrequirementsofthe EuropeanHygieneRegulations.

2 Thewordsmust or must notanddoanddo notareusedinbold red texttore-enforce thelegalrequirement.

3 AtthebottomofeachpagethereisaredLegal ReferenceBoxcontainingtheexactsectionof theEuropeanRegulationswhichdetailsthe legalrequirement.

4 ThistextboxcontainsSeafishadviceonGMPG.5 Seafishadviceisintendedtomaintainthe

qualityandextendtheshelf-lifeoftheproduct.

Theword ‘Remember’isusedtodistinguish LegalRequirementsfromSeafishGood ManufacturingPracticeGuidance(GMPG).

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1 Youmustonlyharvestfromclassifiedwaters;

A,BorC–refertoAppendix1.

2 LivebivalvesmustmeetthelegalEndProduct StandarddescribedinAppendix3ofthe workbook.

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3 Harvestedbivalvesmustmeetthelegallimitfor naturallyoccurringmarinebiotoxinsdescribedin Appendix2–complywithanyClosureOrders.

4 Don’tharvestfromareasheavily contaminatedwith: (i) Sewagewaste. (ii) Industrialwaste. (iii)Highpresenceofheavymetals.

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Step 1 The growing/ harvest area

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1 Harvestingoperationsmust not contaminate

ordamagetheanimals.

2 Youmustkeephandling,sorting,grading equipmentcleanandingoodrepair.

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3 Youmuststorebivalvesinclean, drainablecontainers.

4 Avoidcontaminationfrom: (i) Boatsewagewaste. (ii) Smokeorfueloil. (iii) Lubricantsanddisinfectants. (iv) Pestandbirddroppings.

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5 Usere-usableplasticboxes–notwoodenboxes. Sometypesofbagswillbesuitableforuse withscallops.

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1 Youmustbeabletoidentifyeachbatchof

bivalvesbyproduction,relayingordesignated harvestingarea.

2 Fillinaregistrationdocumentforeachbatch harvestedfromadifferentarea(previously calledaMovementDocument).

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3 Youmustmakesurethattheyarekeptalive andingoodcondition.

5 Don’tmixbatchesfromdifferentharvestareas.6 Keepthemcool.

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7 Keepthemmoistbutallowthemtodrain.

8 Clean,washandgradethemgently.

9 Nevertread,stampordropthemtode-clump.

10 Washshellsfreeofmudanddirtbeforeitdrieshard.

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4 Youmust notre-immersetheminwaterthat couldcauseadditionalcontamination.

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2 Youmustusecleanwateronly.

3 Landbivalvesinprotectivecontainersor suitablebags(donotuseplasticbags).

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6 Ifreceptionareaisoutdoors,loadtransportation withoutdelay.

1 Youmust notallowcontaminationfrom: (i) Dirtanddirtywater (ii) Pestssuchasmice,ratsandbirds (iii)Chemicals,oils,fuelsordetergents.

4 Donotimmerseinfreshwater.

5 Landthemtoclean,harddrainablesurfaces.

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2 Transportmustallowadequatedrainage.

4 Protectfromdirt,rainandexcessivewind andsun.

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7 Avoidbulkuncontainerisedtransport.

1 Youmustkeeptransporttrucksclean.

5 Useopentransportforshortjourneysonly.

6 Keepbivalvescovered–egcleantarpaulins.

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3 Bivalvesmustbeprotectedfromcontamination.

8 Usedurableplasticboxesorbulkbagswhere appropriate(egmussels).

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3 Youmusttransportlivebivalvesatthe appropriatetemperature.

4 Loadtransporttrucksassoonaspractical. Remember:

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2 Youmustensureyoureceiveacopyofthe registrationdocumentfromtheharvesterwith eachbatch.

5 Don’tloadbatchesfromdifferentclassifications unlessyoucanguaranteePoint1.

6 Temperatureguide: (i) Mostbivalvestransportat2-5ºC. (ii) Musselscanbeicedorchilled. (iii)Nativeoystersandscallopsat4-8ºC.

1 Youmustkeepbatchesofbivalvesfrom differentareas (i) Separate. (ii) Identifiable. (iii)andpreventcross-contaminations.

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1 Youmustkeepbivalvesaliveandhandle themgently.

5 Checktemperatureconditions–neithertoohot ortoocold.

3 Youmust notsubjectthemtoextreme temperatures.

2 Youmust notre-immersetheminwaterthat couldcauseadditionalcontamination.

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1 Bivalvesmustonlyberelayedinapproved areas–ClassificationAonly.

4 Usebuoysorpolesorotherfixedmeansto definerelayingareas.

3 Relayingareasmustbeseparatefromeach otherandfromanyproductionareas,to minimizepotentialcontamination.

2 Relayingareamustbeclearlydefined.

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6 ThelocalEHOmustapproveandsuperviseany relayingactivity.

1 Behandledcarefully–toensurefilterfeeding activityresumesquickly.

3 Beseparateandidentifiablebybatch.

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2 Beimmersedinseawaterforatleasttwo monthstoallowcorrectreductioninbacterial loadingunderthesupervisionoftheEHO.

4 Abatchofre-laidbivalvesmustberemoved (harvested)completely–allinallout.

5 Apermanentrecordofrelayedbivalvesmust bekept.

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6 Sprayshellswithcleanwatertoremovemud anddetritusifneeded.

1 Youmustavoidcontaminationormixingof batchesduringgrading,handling,sorting wrappingandpacking.

3 Youmustwashoffdirtanddetrituswithclean water.Donotimmerse.

2 Youmustkeepbivalvesaliveandin goodcondition.

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4 Keepcleanandhygienicworkpractices.

5 Bivalvesmustbehandledcarefully–keepthem alive,ingoodcondition,freefromdirtandin distinctbatches.

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1 Bivalvesmustcomefromeither : (i) ClassAarea. (ii) Relayingarea(ClassA). (iii) Purificationcentre. (iv) Anotherdispatchcentre.

2 Ifyoudispatchlivebivalvesfromavessel,they mustcomefromClassAorrelayingareasand meettheEndProductStandard–referto Appendix3.

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1 Youmustpurifyalllivebivalveshellfishunless

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2 Youmustfollowtheofficialconditions ofapproval.

3 Purificationremoves‘low’levelofbacterial contaminationandgritfromlivebivalves.

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1 Sitemust notbesubjecttofloodingby

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2 Purificationtanksmustbe: (i) Internallysmoothandeasilycleaned. (ii) Capableofbeingcompletelyemptied–no residualwaterleftbehind. (iii) Positionedsothatwaterintakedoes not contaminatewatersupply. (iv) Suitableforvolumeandtypeofbivalves beingpurified,topreventstressanddamage.

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1 Beforeloading–washbivalvesfreeofdirt,silt,

anddebriswithcleanuncontaminatedwater.

2 Youmustloadonlyonetypeofbivalve shellfishinatank.

3 Youmust notoverloadtanks.

6 Bivalveshavetobealive–checkanddiscardany dead,gapinganddamagedshells.

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7 Nodeadanimals,‘duds’oremptyshellsshould

gointhepurificationtanks.Theycanholdmud ballsandcontaminatethebatch.

8 Weadviseagainstplacingseaweedinthetanks.

4 Fordifferentbatchesofthesamespecies, purificationtimemustbebasedonthebatch requiringthelongestperiodofpurification.

5 Youmust notplaceanyotherfishoranimalin thetankwithbivalvesthatarebeingpurified.

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1 Youmustpurifyforcorrecttime.

2 LivebivalvesmustmeettheEndProduct Standard(Appendix3).

3 Alldispatchesofpurifiedbivalvesmustbe labelledtoshowpurificationhasbeen carriedout.

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5 Keepbivalvessubmergedatalltimes.

6 Checkthatshellsareopenandbivalvesare

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7 Draintankscompletelybeforeremoving

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1 OperatorsshouldestablishaHACCP–

HazardAnalysisCriticalControlPointSystemat theirpremises.

2 Youarerequiredtofollowyourcompany’s HACCPsystemtoprotectthefoodsafetyof bivalveshellfishforhumanconsumption.

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5 Filloutandmaintainrecordscarefully andcorrectly.

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3 Youremployermustprovideyouwith adequatetraining.

4 Youmustabidebystaffhygieneand dressprocedures.

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1 Youmustknowwherethebivalveshellfish

originated–youmusthaveaGatherers RegistrationDocument.

2 Youmustwashshellfishwithcleanwater beforeloadingintotanks.

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3 Don’tallowcontaminationbetweenbatches.

5 TheremaybeotherControlMeasuresnot listedherewhichmaybeimportantto youroperation.

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4 Discarddead,dyingordamagedbivalves.

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2 Donotoverfilltanks–makesureallshellfish areimmersed.

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3 Donot‘bag’theanimalspriortopurification.

8 Animalsshouldnotbepreventedfromopening theirshells/siphonsfully.

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4 Checktemperature,salinityandflowrateare suitableforshellfish.

5 CheckUVsystemisoperationalandthequartz sleeveiscleanedonaregularbasis.

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6 Purifyforcorrecttimeandcheckbivalvesregularly.

7 Draintanksslowlyandcompletelyandthen removebivalvescarefully.


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1 Makesuregrading,sortingandde-bearding

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2 Useclean,uncontaminatedwater.

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3 Useclean,approvedpackagingmaterials.

8 TheremaybeotherControlMeasuresnotlisted herewhichmaybeimportanttoyouroperation.

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4 Labelpacksandbagscorrectlyandsecurely.

5 Useclean,uncontaminatedwaterforre-watering orimmersedstorage.

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1 Bivalves mustbehandledcarefully–keep

themaliveandingoodcondition.

2 Oystersandscallopsmustbewrappedor packagedwithconcaveshelldownwards.

3 Wrappingandpackagingmust not contaminatebivalves.

6 Don’tusedamaged,soiledornon-approved packaging.

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4 Retailpacksofbivalvesmustbeclosed,and remaincloseduntilsold.

5 Afterpackaging,bivalvesmust notbe re-immersed,sprayedorplacedincontactwith waterincludingmeltwaterfromice.

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1 Labels,includingtheIdentificationMark(Health

Mark)mustbewaterproof.

2 Labelsmustincludespeciesname–common andscientificnames.

3 Labelmustincludedateofpacking–dayand monthminimum.

6 Theretailermustkeepthelabelfrom non-consumerreadypacksfor60days.

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4 Labelmustbelegible,permanentand clearlydisplayed.

5 Labelmustincludetheapprovalnumberofthe processingfacility–officialovalstyle.

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7 Foodapproveddye/inkshouldbeusedonlabels.

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1 Storebivalvesatthecorrecttemperatureto

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2 Livebivalvemolluscsmust havenormal amountsofintra-valvularliquidandshowan adequateresponsetoapercussivetap.

3 Storebivalvesincoolconditions.

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6 Storethemoffthegroundtoavoidcontamination.

7 Keepstoragetimesasshortaspractical–bivalves mustbedeliveredtothecustomeralive.

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1 Youmustkeeptransportcontainerscleanand

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2 Youmust notsubjectlivebivalveshellfishto extremesoftemperatureduringtransport.

3 Thetransportholdmustbe: (i) Cleanandcorrosionfree. (ii) Coveredtoprotectfromexcesswind,rain andsun. (iii)Beloadedsuchthatthereisnoriskofcross contaminationbetweendifferentproducts.

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1 TheoriginalIdentificationMark(healthmark)

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Appendix 1: Classification of bivalve shellfish waters

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•Bivalvesmustonlybeobtainedfromdefinedclassifiedareasandtreatedaccordingly.

•Class A – mustmeetrequirementsforfoodqualitybivalvesfordirectsaleforhumanconsumption.

•Amaximumlimitof230colonyformingunitsofEscherichia coliin100goffleshandintra-valvularliquid.

•Class B – must bepurifiedbeforesellingaslivebivalvemolluscs.

•Amaximumlimitof4,600colonyformingunitsofE.coliin100goffleshandintra-valvularliquid.

•Class C – must berelayedindesignated‘relayingsites’foratleasttwomonths,thenpurifiedifrequiredorsubjectedtoheattreatment.

•Amaximumlimitof46,000colonyformingunitsofE.coliin100goffleshandintra-valvularliquid.

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•PSP (Paralytic Shellfish Poison): 800microgramsperkilogram.

•ASP (Amnesic Shellfish Poison): 20milligramsofdomoicacidperkilogram.

For DSP

•For okadaic acid, dinophysistoxins and pectenotoxins together:

160microgramsokadaicacidequivalentsperkilogram.

•Yessotoxins: 1milligramequivalentperkilogram.

•Azaspiracids: 160microgramsofazaspiracidequivalents perkilogram.

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Appendix 3: Product standard for live bivalve shellfish

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1 854/2004AnnexIIChapIIA3

1-2 2073/2005AnnexIChap1.17&1.24

3-5 853/2004AnnexIIISectionVIIChapV1

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1Lessthan230colonyformingunitsofEscherichia. coliin100goffleshand intra-valvularliquid.

2 Must notcontainSalmonella bacteriain25gofflesh.

3Bealive,freshandingoodcondition.

4Normalamountsofintra-valvularliquidatsaleandadequateresponsetopercussivetap.

5 Musttastefresh,nooff-flavoursandbefreeofdetritus.

6 Must notcontainmarinebiotoxinsinexcessofthosestatedinAppendix 2.

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Appendix 4: Record keeping – general

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2-3 853/2004,AnnexIII,SectionVII,ChapI.3-7

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1Allfoodbusinessestablishmentsmustkeepandretainrecordsrelatingtothesafetyandlegalityofproductsandmakethemavailableonrequesttothecompetentauthorities.

2Specifically,aRegistrationDocumentmustbecompletedforeverybatchoflivebivalveshellfish.

3Acopyofthedocumentmustbekeptfor12months.

4Recordsrelatingtothehygieneconditionsoftheoperationshouldbekepttodemonstratecompliancewithlegalobligations.

5Purificationcentresmustkeeprecordsofthepermanentmanagementproceduresforthecontrolandeliminationofhazardstothesafetyoflivebivalveshellfish.

6Supplier,productionanddistributionrecordsmustbekepttoensurethetraceabilityandifrequiredtherecallofgoodsaccordingtotherequirementsof178/2002.

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Appendix 5: Record keeping – registration document

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1 TheGatherersRegistrationDocumentmustinclude: (i) Gatherer’sidentityandaddress (ii) Dateofharvesting (iii) Locationofproductionarea (iv) Healthstatusofproduction/harvesting area–classification‘A’,‘B’or‘C’

(v) Bivalvespeciesandquantity (vi) Batchdestination (vii) Biotoxinstatusoftheprecisearea.

2 Forrelayedbivalves: (i) Relayingperiod(ifapplicable) (ii) Relayingarea(ifapplicable) (iii) Destinationofthelivebivalvemolluscs (iv) Biotoxinstatusoftheprecisearea.

3 Forpurifiedbivalves: (i) Theaddressofthepurificationcentre (ii) Durationofpurification (iii) Datesofentryandleavingpurificationcentre.

4Onreceivingabatchofbivalves,thedocumentmustbedatestampedorthedaterecordedinanothermanner.

5 Acopyofthedocumentmustbekeptforatleast12months.

6 Gatherer’sdocumentmustbereadableandunaltered.

N.B.Incertaincasesa‘PermanentTransportAuthorisation’maybegrantedifthegathererandreceiverarethesamelegalentity.

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Appendix 6: The european hygiene regulations

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TheEuropeanCommissionhasintroducedRegulationstoreplaceexistingnationalfoodlawinMemberStates.PreviousfoodlaworiginatingfromtheCommissionallowedMemberStatestomakenationallawstobringEuropeanlawintoforcewhichledtodifferencesinnationallawsbetweenmemberstates.

Since1January2006TheEuropeanHygieneRegulationshavereplacedthefollowingGeneralFoodHygieneandFisheryProductregulations:

TheFoodSafety(GeneralFoodHygiene)regulations1995.TheFoodSafety(FisheryProductsandLiveShellfish)(Hygiene)regulations1998.

Inadditionsince1January2005EuropeanRegulation178/2002layingdownthegeneralprinciplesoffoodlawhasmadesomechangestotheresponsibilitiesoffoodbusinesses.AnobjectiveofthenewrulescontainedintheHygieneRegulationsistosimplifytheapplicationofhygienelawacrosstheEuropeanUniontofacilitatethefreemovementandtradeoffoodproductswithintheCommunity.Amajorchangetothedefinitionoffoodisthatitwillnowinclude‘primaryproduction’andfoodsold’live’andthereforeincludestheplacinginthemarketplaceoflivebivalveshellfish.

New Rules on the Production of Safe food:

Regulation178/2002/EClayingdownthegeneralprinciplesoffoodlaw,establishingtheEuropeanfoodsafetyAuthorityandlayingdownproceduresinmattersoffoodsafety.Thispieceoflegislationcontainsprovisionstoensuresafefoodandfeedincludingtraceabilityandproductrecall.

Regulation852/2004/EConthehygieneoffoodstuffs.Thiscontainsthebasisrequirementsapplicabletoallfoodbusinesses.Itrequiresfoodbusinessoperatorstoconsidertheriskstofoodsafetyintheirbusinessandsetacceptablelimitsforanyrisks.

Regulation853/2004/EClayingdownspecifichygienerulesforfoodofanimalorigin.Thiscontainstheadditionalmoreprescriptiveprovisionsfordifferentcategoriesoffood.AnnexIIISectionVIIcontainsthespecificrulesonlivebivalvemolluscs.

Regulation854/204/EClayingdownspecificrulesontheorganisationofofficialcontrolsonproductsofanimaloriginintendedforhumanconsumption.ThesecontaintheprovisionsforofficialcontrolsofproductsofanimaloriginandprescribetheenforcementprocedurestobecarriedoutbycompetentauthoritiesinrespecttoRegulation853/2004/EC.

Regulation2073/2005MicrobiologicalCriteriaforFoodstuffs.Thissetsacceptablemicrobiologicallimitsforallfoodsincludinglivebivalveshellfish.

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Acknowledgements:Seafishwouldliketoacknowledgethecontributionsfromthefollowingorganisationsthatwereconsultedduringthedraftingofthisdocument:

MikeGlavin: FSA

SusanneBoyd:FSANI

RonLee:CEFAS

CliveAskew:SAGB

ChrisLeftwich:Billingsgate Fish Market

DouglasMcLeod:ASSG

MylesBloodSmyth:Exmouth Mussels Ltd.

LornaMurray:FSA (Scotland)

LizTurrell:Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen

JeremyPercy:SWWFC

MichaelLaurenson:Blue Shell Mussels Ltd.

WalterSpiers:Muckairn Mussels Ltd.

SueDibb:National Consumer Council

JoMcDonald:British Retail Consortium

BrianDaly:DARDNI

SandyMcAllister :McAllister Shellfish Ltd.

DavidAttwood:Loch Fyne Oysters

CallumMacMillan:Hebridean Oysters

DavidHughJones

Bigbury Bay Oysters

SouWest Seafoods

DavidSkea

ShaunKrijnen

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