5‑30 Handling shellfish5‑30 Handling shellfish

5‑30 Handling shellfish

(1) Shellfish for export as food, or from which fish products for export as food are to be derived, must: (a) be identified by lot; and (b) be kept separate from shellfish from any other lot; and (c) not be held in the same storage tank as other fish. (2) The shellfish must be depurated in accordance with section 5‑31 unless they are harvested from: (a) an area in an open status and classified by the Australian Shellfish Export Standards as: (i) an Approved, Conditional Approved or offshore harvesting area; or (ii) an Approved Remote area; or (b) an offshore location. (3) Depurated shellfish must be kept separate from undepurated shellfish. (4) Water used for wet storage of shellfish must: (a) not be a source of contamination for shellfish; and (b) be sourced from an area that is in an open status and meets the Approved classification criteria of the Australian Shellfish Export Standards, or treated so that it does not contain detectable levels of the coliform group per 100 millilitres; and (c) if it is from a tank containing fish (other than a multiple tank system with a common water supply containing shellfish)—be effectively disinfected. (5) Shellfish for export as food, or from which fish products for export as food are to be derived, must: (a) be handled and stored in a way that does not adversely affect: (i) their physiological activity during wet storage; or (ii) their fitness for human consumption; and (b) be clean before being placed in a wet storage tank.