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Traceability |
Today, consumers want to know that the seafood they are consuming is
caught in pristine, unpolluted and clean oceans by operators that
are legally licensed by their government to fish and that the supply
chain complies with all food safety standards. These customer
requirements are driving changes in domestic and overseas food
safety regulations. |
Food safety is managed by a series of controls, microbiological
testing regimes and audits conducted by the Australian Quarantine
and Inspection Service (AQIS). AFE complies with all relevant food
safety controls.
Traceability encompasses food safety and the ability to trace the
product from source to sale. Traceability requires all inputs and
outputs to be carefully monitored, recorded and reported.
Traceability is expanding to include points of difference such as
resource sustainability, biological quality, environmental
interaction and ethical standards. |
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Resource
sustainability relates to the management regime of the
natural resources being harvested. All fisheries that AFE has access
to are managed by the Australian government with the stated goal of
long term sustainable utilisation.
Biological quality highlights inputs such as water and environmental
quality in capture fisheries and feed and water quality and
husbandry practices in fish farming operations. AFE fishes in the
pristine waters of the Southern Ocean and we monitor water and feed
quality on our fish farming operations. We follow ‘worlds best
practice’ in our fish handling and husbandry techniques. |
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Environmental interaction monitors the impacts of our fishing and
farming practices on the environment. There are strict government
guidelines that AFE follows. Compliance is monitored continuously to
ensure environmental interaction is within these government
guidelines.
Ethical standards refers to the company’s labour policies and
practices including remuneration rates and working conditions
compared to industry standards. AFE is proud of its labour practices
and ensures that our work force is treated fairly and transparently. |
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AFE has been proactive and implemented the ability to trace our
products from the point of capture to the point of sale, including
the details of all inputs and outputs. |
