Is it safe to eat farmed fish and shrimp?
The regulations that govern the harvest and processing of seafood for human consumption rank among the most stringent in the world. Aquaculture standards have been developing for many years and high-quality fish and shrimp feeds are a prerequisite for the industry. In order to minimise the industry’s exposure to risks, Skretting has implemented dynamic quality assurances and controls at every stage in all of our production cycles. Nutrace® is Skretting’s company-wide management programme that ensures feed-to-food safety and quality. It has been developed in such a way that all potential risks associated with aquaculture feed production are minimised and any irregularities are quickly found and acted upon.
About Nutrace
Nutrace® is Skretting’s company-wide management programme for feed-to-food quality and safety. It brings together ingredient and supplier approval, production controls, finished-feed release, traceability and procedures for investigating irregularities across our operations.
Raw materials and suppliers must meet approval requirements relevant to the ingredient, source and intended use. Approved materials are monitored using risk-based procedures that may include document review, sampling, laboratory analysis and supplier audits. The type and frequency of checks vary according to the material, supplier and identified risks.
Traceability systems connect feed batches with available raw-material, production and delivery records. This information supports investigation, follow-up and, where required, product withdrawal or recall. The level of origin information available varies between ingredients and supply chains.