Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program

The Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (ASQAP) is a government. The Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Advisory Committee provides oversight and guidance on shellfish food safety matters in Australia. They manage and set the requirements detailed in the ASQAP manual.

Shellfish monitoring and management Commercial bivalve molluscs produced in WA are harvested in accordance with Western Australian shellfish quality assurance program (WASQAP) that deliver an evidence. Western Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program In most countries, shellfish aquaculture is heavily regulated, with mandated monitoring programs for the presence of potentially toxic phytoplankton species and shellfish toxins (biotoxins), to ensure the safety of shellfish for consumption. The South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (SASQAP) monitors the water quality in shellfish harvesting areas of the state.

Tests are carried out where the following are harvested: oysters mussels cockles scallops. SASQAP is carried out by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions and the South Australian shellfish industries. As the program sets the requirements for market access in Australia through the Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (ASQAP), and influences industry's ability to grow and further develop our low input, carbon friendly and job intensive industry.

The ASQAP is best practice, and ASQAAC strives to include safe and appropriately. Manuals and Guidelines ASQAAC Manual 2024 The Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program Manual This manual details the pre and post. This updated ASQAP manual will then form the basis for the review of the state programs by the state program managers and their program steering committees, to ensure Australian shellfish is being grown following risk based, world's best practice, food safety management system approaches.