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This page has been developed to support managers and others who have completed Seafish’s Bivalve Purification Operations course.
Resources
Good manufacturing practice guidelines – Live bivalves workbook
This handy Seafish guide (published 2021) contains links to lot of useful information.
Other resources:
Building and operating shellfish purification system
How to build a shellfish purification centre
Classification of shellfish harvesting areas
General food safety legislation
Bivalve environment graphs as used in the course.
Reduced Depuration Times (2017) Assessment.
The risks of marine biotoxins and phytoplankton that infect shellfish and what food businesses can do about them
This document dates from 2009 and predates the launch of Food Standards Scotland.
Developed in collaboration with Seafish.