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Shellfish Quality Assured
May 1, 2011Shetland Seafood Quality Control has secured another accreditation, this time for shellfish biotoxin analysis, in a programme run by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The laboratory is part of the NAFC Marine Centre in the village of Scalloway and is one of only three in the UK that carry out these tests.
Local shellfish producers can now have their products tested quickly before dispatching them to buyers. This is vital, as shellfish production is an important part of Shetland's economy and mussels, which grow naturally on ropes suspended in the sea, are a major export.
Shetland produces more than half the mussels grown in Scotland and their superb quality has gained them a place on menus throughout the UK and western Europe.
Click here to find Fish and Seafood producers in Shetland.
Local shellfish producers can now have their products tested quickly before dispatching them to buyers. This is vital, as shellfish production is an important part of Shetland's economy and mussels, which grow naturally on ropes suspended in the sea, are a major export.
Shetland produces more than half the mussels grown in Scotland and their superb quality has gained them a place on menus throughout the UK and western Europe.
Click here to find Fish and Seafood producers in Shetland.
