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Marine / Aquaculture food products Testing & Inspection

Products tested :


  •  FISH & FISHERY PRODUCTS

  • Crustaceans (crabs, shrimps, prawns, etc)  

  • Cephalopods (squids, octopus, etc) , 

  • Fish / Feed

https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/standard-product   S.No.9



  1. SEAFOOD INSPECTION SERVICES 


  1.   Testing services offered : 


chemical testing  

  • Antibiotic Residues: Chloramphenicol,

Nitrofuran Metabolites, Nitrofuran Parent, Compounds, Tetracyclines, Sulphonamides, Quinolones

  • nifursol metabolite 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid hydrazide (DNSH) & Florfenicol

  •  Dyes: Malachite Green, Leuco Malachite Green, Crystal Violet / Gentian Violet, Leuco Crystal Violet /Leuco Gentiantn Violet

  •  Pesticide Residues

  •  Herbicide: Pendimethalin

  •  Antioxidant: Ethoxyquin

  • Histamine

  •  Indole

  •  Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 

  •  Toxic Metals; (Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium Mercury, etc..)

  • Proximate Analysis

  •  Nutritional information

  •  Vitamins & Minerals

  •  Toxins ( Ochratoxin, Aflatoxin )

  • Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing

  • (PFBA), (PFHXA), (PFHXS), (PFOA), (PFHPS)  and etc.,

  • Best aquaculture practices (BAP) - finished product


MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING  

  • Total Plate Count, Total coliforms, Faecal coliforms

  • • Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus (Coagulase

  • positive )

  • • Enterobacteriaceae, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp.

  • • Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio paraheamolyticus

  • • Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio alginolyticus

  • • Yeast & Mould, Listeria monocytogenes

  • • Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens

  • • Sulphite Reducing Bacteria


Water testing  as per : 

  • Directive (EU ) 2020/2184  - Water intended for human consumption

  • IS 4251 - Water for Processed Food Industries

  • IS10500 - Drinking water standard 

  • Best aquaculture practises (BAP) - Processed water, effluent water and finished product.


SEAFOOD

INSPECTION SERVICES  :  


Final / Production Inspection (Ready to Shipment):


ORGANOLEPTIC INSPECTION   

  • • Texture, Flavor & Odor, Dehydration

  • • Block Spot, Broken Shrimps, Damaged Shrimps

  • • Improperly Peeled & Inadvertently Peeled Shrimps

  • • Improperly Cleaned Ends

  • • Uniformity Ratio

  • • Size Grade, Counts / Lb

  • • Clumps

  • • Glaze %

  • • Net Weight, Net Frozen Weight, Gross frozen weight

CONTAINER STUFFING

  • • Packaging and Storage Checks.

CONTAINER INSPECTION

  • • Outside and Inside Doors Condition

  • • Right side, Left side and Front side walls Condition

  • • Ceiling Roof and Floor condition

  • • Temperature