Quality Assurance Program

Northern Fish Products has an exceptional product safety and sanitation program. We set the standard in the industry for quality. Listed below are examples of the procedures we have in place to assure the highest product quality for our customers.

• Employee Training on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)- -Northern Fish Products has implemented and monitors all employees on Good Manufacturing Practices. These steps are taken to ensure cross contamination is avoided and proper sanitation practices are followed at all times. All employees are trained on our comprehensive company policies, which are reviewed frequently. This is monitored daily by the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)- -Each item packaged at Northern Fish Products has a statement of the country of origin on the label. This is a requirement of the U.S Custom Service as authorized by the Tariff Act of 1930 and Customs' regulations (19 USC 1304(a) and 19 CFR (part 134).
• Plant Security/Bio Terrorism- -Northern Fish Products is Bio-Terrorism-Registered with the FDA (reg #15090275530). All employees are trained on food security awareness, including how to prevent, detect, and respond to tampering or other malicious, criminal or terrorist actions or threats.
• HACCP Plan- -For well over a decade, Northern Fish’s HACCP plan has been an integral part of our quality control program.
• Routine Safety Testing and Inspection- -As part of our quality assurance program Northern Fish Products is routinely inspected by the following agencies:
  • USDC (United States Department of Commerce) inspection is conducted annually.
  • FDA (Food and Drug Administration) inspection is conducted annually.
  • VET COM (Pacific Northwest Veterinary Command) inspection is conducted on a bi-annual basis.
  • WSDA (Washington State Department of Agriculture) inspection is conducted annually.
  • WSHOH (Washington State Department of Health) inspection is conducted annually.
  • Additional independent inspection and testing companies are under contract to meet various customer requirements.
• If you are a Military or Government agency interested in working with Northern Fish, please contact us for further qualifications.