Dagupan Seafood Plant accreditation upgraded
THE Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) of the Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan City, issued three months ago, was upgraded further following the recent visit and inspection of the plant by the HACCP accrediting team.
Dr. Westly Rosario, interim manager of the seafood plant, said the “D” classification of the plant given in August has been moved up to “B”.
He expressed confidenct that the plant can earn “A”, the highest level, upon submission of another document protocol, Rosario added.
“The upgrading means that the systems being implemented in our plant has improved further, from its facilities, skills and hygienic protocol of its workers to its system of maintenance and operations of the plant,” Rosario said.
The HACCP upgrade will allow products processed at the Dagupan plant easier access to the US and European markets.
With the upgrading, the plant can now produce more processed products and will no longer be limited to deboned milkfish and fresh frozen fish.
Rosario said of the 200 metric tons processed by the plant last year, half went to the export market while the other half filled up local demand.
The export market is largely California in the U.S. but talks are now ongoing for shipment to South Korea, Cambodia and other Asian countries.
The processing plant resumed its operations middle of 2013 after Mayor Belen Fernandez took over the helm of the Dagupan City government.
The seafood processing plant is co-owned by the city government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) with the latter given the authority to operate it.–LVM
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