27 SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT VALUE CREATION & QUALITY (VCQ) COMMUNITY TEAM MEMBERS Sanitation Accuracy Trusted Supplier Partners Our sanitation team of more than 130 team members executes our Master Sanitation Program which includes up to 20 steps for effective cleaning and sanitization of our equipment. Daily, processing equipment is broken down, sanitized, and tested for pathogens. Suppliers must prove they can meet our stringent standards before we purchase any products from them. Our first process in ensuring quality product is checking for accuracy. By conducting routine species identification and lab testing we can guarantee product and label integrity. • Regular DNA and net weight tests • Minimum of 120 frozen receiving checks per year • Minimum of 12 full product inspections at our distribution sites per year All Pacific Seafood supply partners are reviewed by our Quality Assurance team, and screened for any previous food safety rejections, alerts, or recalls on FDA or similar food safety lists from other countries. In order to align with our company’s quality standards, we make sure any potential supplier is HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certified. These standards are verified weekly. Each shipment also requires a Positive Release Form, which shows it passed testing requirements (that vary by species) and includes: • Meeting testing standards for product type (i.e. ready-to-eat or farm-raised) • Quality Assurance report with product pictures and identification labels • Assigned date coding for traceability • Documentation of any required verification such as Seafood Import Monitoring Program Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 STEPS TO ENSURING QUALITY PRODUCT Verify Product DNA Testing Ensure Weights Fresh Locked Technology In 2020 we debuted our three step Fresh Locked Technology, which extends shelf life and ensures superior quality. SUPER- CHI LL TECHNOLOGY Pacific Seafood Rockfish Portions: After 25 Days Industry Standard Rockfish Portions: After 25 Days
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