Food safety and quality are supported by documented procedures designed to control relevant hazards and verify that products meet applicable food-safety requirements and defined quality specifications.
Our procedures cover various processes, from the handling of food on board our trawlers to storage in our cold stores. Our self-monitoring systems and quality manuals are therefore based on HACCP principles, enabling us to systematically identify, assess and strengthen areas that impact food safety. Our self-monitoring systems are designed to incorporate applicable food-safety requirements, with compliance monitored through documented controls and verification.
In addition, we maintain close dialogue with the authorities regarding both food safety and export. This includes audits carried out by the authorities on board our trawlers, at the factories, cold stores and at the office in Vodskov.
Food safety and quality cover everything from temperature measurements in freezers and cold stores, maintenance of equipment, cleaning and hygiene to waste management. Relevant controls – including temperature checks, hygiene and cleaning controls, equipment maintenance and waste-management procedures – are monitored and documented at frequencies defined in site-specific procedures. Samples are tested for relevant microbiological and chemical parameters by internal and external laboratories.
Each operating site uses procedures adapted to its activities and equipment, supporting compliance with our internal requirements and the requirements of the competent authorities in the jurisdictions where we operate. For our Danish operations, this includes the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.
Furthermore, there is constant dialogue with employees on our trawlers, in the factories and in the cold store, so improvements and solutions are based on their daily work and challenges. This ensures that quality and food safety are continuously evolving.
It is important to us that our products reflect our values and goals of high quality and transparency, which is why our sales teams own quality control is also a part of our process.
The sales team inspects random samples of Polar Seafood’s fish and shellfish several times a week, documenting aspects such as appearance, weight and other parameters to ensure they meet our standards. In this way, we also ensure constructive dialogue between our sales team, trawlers and factories, so the entire value chain works towards the same high level of quality.
Polar Seafood is a privately owned fishing company with strong roots in Greenland, supplying Arctic seafood through its fleet and processing facilities. With more than 40 years of experience, we support reliable supply and documented traceability across the stages of the value chain we manage.