Services to the Aquaculture & Seafood Industry
AsureQuality has been working in the aquaculture and seafood sectors (fish, molluscs and crustaceans, land and marine farming, and wild-caught) through its laboratory services for the last 20 years. We also offer audit and inspection services, biosecurity services and industry aligned training.
Scope of seafood services
Seafood laboratory testing & analysis
We offer an extensive range of environmental and food testing services including:
- Microbiology
- Nutritional value
- Physical and chemical contaminants (including pesticides, forensic investigations, veterinary medicines and persistent organic pollutants)
- Marine biotoxins
- Micro, environmental, process and antifoulant contaminants
- Market access compliance
- Feed testing
- Potable and process water
- Forensic services
- Environmental quality status and monitoring
- Support to the research sector including new antifoulant applications
- Freshness testing
We provide these services through our Auckland and Wellington laboratories to regulatory bodies (environmental and health), industry, research and retail sectors in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
This work has formed part of eco-system health, dietary exposure and health risk assessment studies.
Auditing and inspection services to the seafood industry
Our independent audit, inspection, verification and certification services assure you comply with both regulatory and global food safety standards.
We offer:
- International Certification: BRC, ISO 22000, ISO 9001, ISO 140001, SQF, Coles, WQA, McDonald's, Subway, Spotless, Aldi and Burger King.
- MPI Approved Food Safety Programmes (FSPs)
- FAECoP (Finfish Aquaculture Environmental Code of Practice)
- AsureQuality Organic Standard
Seafood industry training
As a recognised Private Training Establishment with the NZQA, our technical experts offer industry aligned training covering:
- Food Safety
- HACCP
- Auditing Skills
- Induction Training
- ISO 22000 Lead Auditor
- BRC
- Pest Control
- Trade Staff
