Quality Assurance S.O.P. · Dunist Corporations LLP

Quality, Cold-Chain Integrity & Trade Compliance

Preserving oceanic freshness demands unwavering cold-chain discipline. Dunist Corporations LLP oversees rigorous handling from boat landing through blast freezing to containerized port dispatch.

Standard Operating Procedure

6-Stage Quality Assurance Framework

Every catch lot follows an unbroken protocol designed to eliminate temperature excursions and cross-contamination.

Protocol 01

Harbour Landing Batch Inspection

Physical sensory evaluation of eye clarity, bright red gill coloration, natural skin iridescence, and flesh firmness immediately upon boat offloading at designated Indian coastal fishing harbours.

Protocol 02

Rapid Ice-Slurry Temperature Pull-Down

Immediate immersion in clean seawater ice-slurry and dispatch in sanitized insulated reefers to maintain core product temperatures below 2°C for chilled lines and sub-zero for freezing.

Protocol 03

Standardized Size & Weight Grading

Rigorous manual and electronic sorting into verified export counts per kilogram with strictly controlled glaze percentages conforming to commercial contract requirements.

Protocol 04

Partner Processing & -40°C Blast Freezing

Coordination with certified cold-storage infrastructure equipped with industrial blast freezers, metal detection coils, and stainless steel sanitary preparation lines.

Protocol 05

Export Documentation & Traceability

Complete traceability records linking every shipment batch back to vessel landing date, harbour code, health certification, catch certificate, and EIC/SGS analytical reports.

Protocol 06

Reefer Container Datalogging & Custody

Maritime reefer containers pre-tripped and locked at -18°C to -25°C with calibrated digital electronic temperature loggers monitoring the continuous ocean voyage.

Laboratory Validation

Food Safety & Chemical Testing Benchmarks

Independent laboratory analysis performed prior to issuing export commercial invoices and shipping bills.

Histamine Analysis

PASS
Tolerance: < 50 ppm (EU & US FDA standard)

Guarantees fresh harvest without post-mortem histidine decarboxylation in scombroid species (Surmai, Mackerel, Tuna).

Total Volatile Basic Nitrogen (TVB-N)

PASS
Tolerance: < 20 mg N / 100g flesh

Biochemical marker of fish freshness, preventing enzymatic spoilage and confirming cold-chain discipline.

Heavy Metals Screening

PASS
Tolerance: Cadmium < 0.05 ppm, Lead < 0.1 ppm, Mercury < 0.5 ppm

Ensures absolute environmental purity from deep pelagic Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean fishing waters.

Antibiotic & Chemical Residues

PASS
Tolerance: Zero tolerance (Non-detectable at ppb levels)

Strictly wild ocean catch with zero artificial growth promoters, formalin, or prohibited aquaculture drugs.

Compliance Architecture

Statutory Certification & Agency Compliance

MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority)

Statutory government agency promoting and monitoring Indian seafood export standards and processing unit registration.

EIC (Export Inspection Council of India)

Official export certification body providing pre-shipment health clearance and sovereign health certificates.

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)

Systematic preventive approach to food safety biological, chemical, and physical hazards in handling.

US FDA & European Commission Directives

Adherence to seafood HACCP 21 CFR 123 and EU Regulation 853/2004 for international port clearance.

Need a Batch-Specific Certificate of Analysis?

Our quality assurance lead can share representative lab reports and microbiological screens.