Quality & food safety
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We list approvals and certifications with the issuing body, reference number and validity, so buyers can check them independently.
Approvals & certifications
Certified, audited and registered
Copies of current certificates are available to buyers on request.
Food safety & sustainability certifications
BRCGS Food Safety: Grade A
Certified to the BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety (Issue 9), a GFSI-benchmarked standard, with Grade A at an announced audit by NSF Certification.
- Issued by
- NSF Certification, LLC (accredited certification body #1181)
- Number
- C0890659-BRC1 · Site code 10021382
- Grade
- Grade A (announced audit)
- Scope
- De-heading, peeling, gutting, grading and freezing (block, blast, IQF) of raw frozen fish, cephalopods and crustaceans (shrimp, lobster)
- Valid until
- 12 Mar 2027
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)
Our processing plant is certified to the Global Seafood Alliance's BAP Seafood Processing Standard for whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).
- Issued by
- LRQA (Seafood) Limited, for the Global Seafood Alliance BAP programme
- Number
- AM311040 · BAP facility P11231
- Grade
- Seafood Processing Standard, issue 5.1
- Scope
- Processing plant: whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
- Valid until
- 7 Oct 2027
HACCP certification
Our food safety management system is certified to HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point), based on the Codex Alimentarius General Principles of Food Hygiene, by Cotecna.
- Issued by
- Cotecna Inspection India Pvt Ltd
- Number
- IN/2026/0050
- Scope
- Processing (de-heading, peeling, gutting, grading, freezing) of raw frozen shrimp in block and IQF form
- Valid until
- 22 Sept 2029
Halal certification
Our Halal management system and listed products are certified Halal by Halal India, to the MS 1500:2019 and GSO 2055-1:2015 standards, for international markets and export.
- Issued by
- Halal India Pvt. Ltd.
- Number
- HIC-20-927-26
- Grade
- MS 1500:2019 & GSO 2055-1:2015
- Scope
- De-heading, peeling, gutting, grading and freezing (block, blast, IQF) of raw shrimp packed into LDPE bags
- Valid until
- 14 Oct 2029
ASC chain of custody
Certified to the MSC Chain of Custody Standard for ASC products, so we can process and supply ASC-certified farmed seafood with full traceability, keeping it separate from non-certified product.
- Issued by
- LRQA (Seafood) Limited
- Number
- ASC-C-45144
- Grade
- Single site
- Scope
- Chain of custody for ASC-certified products (MSC CoC Default Standard v5.1)
- Valid until
- 25 Aug 2029
MSC chain of custody
Certified to the MSC Chain of Custody Standard, so we can process and supply MSC-certified wild-caught seafood with full traceability, keeping it separate from non-certified product.
- Issued by
- LRQA (Seafood) Limited
- Number
- MSC-C-66901
- Grade
- Single site
- Scope
- Chain of custody for MSC-certified products (MSC CoC Default Standard v5.1)
- Valid until
- 25 Aug 2029
Government approvals & registrations
EIC export approval
Government of India approval of our processing plant for export of fish and fishery products, issued by the Export Inspection Council under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
- Issued by
- Export Inspection Council of India
- Number
- 1990
- Scope
- Packing of fresh/chilled fish & fishery products; freezing (block/IQF) of fish, shrimp (aquaculture, sea-caught, wild-caught) and cephalopods
- Valid until
- 6 Aug 2028
MPEDA registered processing plant
Registration of our processing plant with the Marine Products Export Development Authority, the Government of India body for seafood exports (Ministry of Commerce & Industry).
- Issued by
- Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
- Number
- AP8/PP/001/25
- Scope
- Frozen and chilled marine products
- Valid until
- 1 Sept 2028
MPEDA registered cold storage
Registration of our on-site cold storage with the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
- Issued by
- Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
- Number
- AP8/SP/00001/25
- Grade
- Integrated
- Scope
- Registered storage premises: cold storage
- Valid until
- 1 Sept 2028
MPEDA registered exporter
Registration as a manufacturer exporter of marine products with the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
- Issued by
- Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
- Number
- AP8/MT/002/25
- Grade
- Manufacturer exporter
- Scope
- Frozen and chilled marine products
- Valid until
- 30 Oct 2028
US FDA food facility registration
Our plant is registered with the US Food and Drug Administration as a food facility, as required to export food to the United States. Registration is not an FDA approval or certification.
- Issued by
- Registration confirmed by Registrar Corp, US agent for FDA communications
- Scope
- Food facility registration under the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Bioterrorism Act / FSMA)
- Valid until
- 31 Dec 2026
FSSAI central licence
Central food business licence from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, covering manufacture, export, cold storage and import of fish and fish products.
- Issued by
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
- Number
- 10125999000031
- Grade
- Central licence
- Scope
- Manufacturer and exporter of fish and fish products (frozen shrimp, finfish, cephalopods, lobsters); cold storage; importer
- Valid until
- 18 Jan 2031
In practice
Day-to-day controls
Draft list — keep only what you actually do and can show a buyer during an audit.
Temperature control
Raw material kept on ice from receiving; product temperatures monitored through processing and storage.
Hygiene & sanitation
Documented cleaning schedules, protective clothing and hand-wash stations at entry to processing areas.
Testing
Raw material and finished product tested for antibiotic residues and microbiology, in-house or at an accredited lab.
Foreign-body control
Metal detection on packed product.
Traceability
Lot codes linking finished cartons to the raw-material intake.
Documentation
Specifications, test reports and export documents prepared for each shipment.
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