Regulatory Environment for Artisanal Fish Drying
Regulatory authorities should be equipped to implement national food law, which will often entail extension to educate processors, advisory services, and enforcement; and establish standards. Food law should lay out the requirements for good drying practice. Food standards related to improved processing/drying, handling, hygiene and traceability system should be used to indicate the guidelines required for the production of dried products. These should be appropriate and made available in a usable format to end users.
For example, encouraging the uptake of drying racks can be promoted at the local level by the development of bylaws, which make it a requirement that processors use drying racks, provided that they are available.
Key Publications
Community Governance and Fishery Performance Diagnostics Case Studies This document includes information related to bylaws and fish processing. | |
East African Standard for Fresh Dried Rastrineobola Argentea This publication includes information on East African standards for fresh dried Rastrineobola argentea, including examples. | |
Fish Handling, Quality and Processing: Training and Community Trainers Manual This document includes information related to food law implementation. |
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31 October 2023