Testimonials
"The prawns taste just like Aussie prawns and I would never have believed the scallops and prawns were farmed because they taste way too fresh and juicy for that! I've realised that the key is totally in the preparation - and they are so quick and easy to prepare and cook."
Alan Spiers
diver, fisherman and boat owner, Tauranga
The package arrived today. Wow! The scallops are huge. Can't wait to taste them, and the salmon. Many thanks for your assistance. I'm sure we will be in touch for another special occasion sometime.
Craig
Ordered off Deli-ca-Sea website
Our scrumptious produce, both fresh seafood and snap-frozen fish and seafood, includes Prawns, Scallops, Mussels, Kina, Pacific Oysters, Salmon, Paua, Crab, Crayfish, Octopus, and succulent Squid Rings.
With a choice of over fifty gourmet products, you will be tempted! As well as our top quality wholesale seafood, we stock everything you need to cook, garnish and serve - from our irresistible pestos, sauces and breadcrumbs to our gourmet avocado oils.
Please feel free to browse through our website and give us a call, or come in and see us at one of our five locations:
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Mount Maunganui
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Taupo
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Opotiki
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Gisborne
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Palmerston North *NEW STORE!*
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LATEST RESULTS FROM NZFSA
Imported land-based seafood products given all-clear
1 December 2008
Imported land-based aquaculture products such as shrimp, prawns and crabs that were tested by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) as part of a new survey contained no detectable levels of residues from antimicrobial drugs.
The survey was part of NZFSA's Food Residue Surveillance Programme (FRSP) to ensure New Zealand's food safety controls are working effectively and that those selling food meet their legal responsibilities to ensure it is safe, says Dr Paul Dansted, NZFSA Principal Advisor (Chemicals).
"NZFSA tested 30 random samples of imported land based aquaculture products (ILBA) from Thailand, Vietnam, India, Japan, China and Peru for the presence of triphenylmethylene dyes, nitrofurans, chloramphenicol, sulfonamides, and tetracyclines," Dr Dansted says.
"These chemicals are sometimes used in land-based aquaculture to prevent the growth of bacteria and fungus.
"No residues were detected. This gives us confidence that the products being sold in New Zealand meet requirements and are safe to consume."
The survey was designed to accurately reflect New Zealand's recent history of imported land-based aquaculture products.
It was carried out with the co-operation of the New Zealand Customs Service and Auckland Regional Public Health Service's Auckland Central Clearing House, which coordinated the sampling process at the border.
NZFSA last sampled land-based aquaculture products from China in July 2007. The few samples that did have residues were at very low levels with no risk to health.
Dr Dansted says the latest round of monitoring is additional to NZFSA's routine checks on high risk goods, which are tested at the border to ensure any products that do not meet New Zealand standards are not sold here.
The results from this latest survey and NZFSA's previous monitoring and surveillance are available on NZFSA's website at http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/science/research-projects/food-residues-surveillance-programme/results/2008/farmed-seafood-results-word.htm.
Information sourced from:
"Imported land-based seafood products given the all-clear" (2008), New Zealand Food Safety Authority, Available: http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/publications/media-releases/2008/imported-land-based-seafood-release-nov-08.htm (Accessed: 2008, December 12)