Quality assurance of the mackerel

Quality control, hygiene inspection, product tests, and certificates
We know what we are doing

Execution Without Exception

Quality control is an established part of daily production at Saeby Fish Canners Ltd. We work systematically with checks and documentation to ensure our products meet defined quality and food safety requirements.

Before products are released for packing and dispatch, they pass through several control stages, including weight checks, sterilisation controls, and routine sampling.

Every can passes through X-ray inspection for unwanted foreign material, followed by vision inspection to verify the integrity of the seal.

Daily samples are assessed in our own laboratory, where our laboratory team checks compliance with agreed specifications and quality requirements.

After production, the cans are held in incubation storage for seven days. They are released for packing and dispatch only after the required quality checks have been completed.

Your safety, our responsibility

Production and employees

Our certificates

We are certified according to our business’ standards with regards to our production and employees.
Our certificates are your guarantee that we do our job properly.

Full traceability

From sea to table

At Saeby Fish Canners Ltd. we guarantee that we trace our consumers’ canned mackerel back to the time of catch.

Ocean

Mackerel with a focus on flavour, quality, and flexibility
We select mackerel with the quality, flavour and functional characteristics required for the finished product.
Scomber scombrus is caught in the North-East Atlantic, FAO area 27, primarily during October and November, when a fat content contributes to flavour and texture.
Chilean jack mackerel, Trachurus murphyi, is caught in the South-East Pacific, FAO area 87, from August through July. The raw material is assessed against our requirements on quality, flavour, and suitability for production.
Other mackerel species are sourced according to requirements, provided that quality and compliance, security of supply, and suitability meet our requirements and those of our customers.
By working with several species, catch areas, and recipes, we can combine different types of mackerel with a wide selection of sauces and develop products for different markets, meals, and taste preferences.

Production

The mackerel is received at our factory as soon as possible after it is caught. It is individually frozen, hand-filleted, placed in the can, and combined with sauce or other ingredients before the can is hermetically sealed and sterilised.

The Factory

After seven days in incubation storage, the product is ready for dispatch. Throughout the process, the mackerel can be traced back to the catch.