Elements and Performance Criteria
- Transport fish
- Grade fish
- Fish are visually inspected for defects, diseases and parasites and defective fish are set aside for other uses or markets.
- Selected fish are graded by visual inspection using all of the sashimi-grade criteria as set out in the specifications for the species.
- Fish that fail to meet sashimi-grade criteria are set aside for other uses or markets.
- Wipe and chill fish
- Pack fish
- Cleaned fish are weighed and packaged for transport to meet the requirements AQIS, the transport company, the domestic customer or the importing country.
- Identification and traceability of product is maintained according to enterprise food safety program.
- Packaged fish is labelled according to the requirements of AQIS, the domestic customer or the importing country.