Fish 10/05 - Required residue testing of aquaculture product for the EU

​Market Access Advice
FISH10/05 - Required residue testing of aquaculture product for the EU

Date of Issue: 14 May 2010

Date of Effect: immediate

Country: European Union

Required residue testing of aquaculture product for the EU

Purpose

To advise on the status of various industry sector access for aquaculture products to the European Union (EU) based on their current participation in the national EU residue program. 

Background

As previously advised (refer Market Access Advice FISH09/08), a condition for market access to the EU for all farmed products, including aquaculture, is participation in a residue testing program, which meets the requirements of Council Directive 96/23/EC.

The European Commission require AQIS to ensure that only product from aquaculture farms participating in an appropriate residue program is exported to the EU.

A list of aquaculture farms currently participating in an appropriate residue program can be found in the Appendix to this advice.

AQIS registered EU approved establishments receiving product from farms participating in the EU residue monitoring program must be able to demonstrate that only eligible product is exported to the EU. To do this, establishments must ensure they implement procedures to segregate the processing and packaging of this product from product sourced from non-participating farms. These procedures, which will be audited by AQIS, should be documented in the establishments Approved Arrangement.

Lynda Feazey
Food Exports Policy Section
Animal Products Market Access Branch

The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice.  Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.

Appendix: Aquaculture farms eligible to export to the European Union.

The European Commission (EC) has determined that all farmed products that are exported to the European Union (EU) must be part of an EU recognised and approved residue program. The following aquaculture businesses have agreed to participate in such a program and therefore only product from these businesses is eligible to be exported to the EU from Australia.

1. As the industry as a whole participates in a national EU residue testing program, the following species can be sourced from any aquaculture farm within Australia:

• Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
• Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

2. Oysters may only be sourced from those harvest areas approved for export to the EU. For further information, please contact your relevant State Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program Manager.

3. The following species are not covered under a national EU monitoring program and are only eligible for export to the EU when sourced from those businesses listed below:

Barrumundi

Marron, yabbies and red claw 

Mulloway

Clean Seas Tuna Ltd
Clean Seas Aquaculture Growout Pty Ltd
(Both companies are part of the Stehr Group and are located at 7 North Quay Boulevard, Port Lincoln SA 5606).

Contact: Tim Graham
Tel: (08) 8621 2900
Fax: (08) 8621 2990
Mobile: 0408 831 901
e-mail: tim@stehrgroup.net
Website: www.cleanseas.com

Prawns

Seafarm
PO Box 166
Cardwell QLD 4849

Contact: Trevor Anderson
Tel: (07) 4066 4400
Fax: (07) 4066 4423
Mobile: 0424 135 492
e-mail: tanderson@seafarm.com.au
Website: crystalbayprawns.com.au 

Southern Bluefin Tuna