TRACERT Traceability Private Certification
Aquaculture

Degesch Japan Co., Ltd.

Executive Summary
With increasing concern for the food safety among Japanese consumers, the Japanese government has developed
certification system for various foods, including meat product under the JAS law. JAS program for traceability andproviding production information has launched since December 2003. However, JAS standard targets on aquaculture
too small species, which is not effectible such as eel aquaculture
Considering this situation, Degesch Japan has developed TRACERT Traceability Private Certification Program, whichis based on the JAS criteria on aquaculture traceability system. Most of the requirements in this Program are set up inaccordance with the JAS criteria. To be more important, the program is also arranged to be suitable to any aquaculture
farming and production situation, making it possible to be applied to the existing your Aquaculture Process Verification
Program.
Sometimes, it is difficult to track individual animal trucked to fabrication factory while retaining tracking information
chain under huge scale production, the products can be appealed more confident product in the market.
This program will be able to give additional value to the Quality Assurance of your products, as well as to be utilized asa new strategic tool to expand the sales of your products, with developing to your Aquaculture Process Verification
Program into more effective system.
This time, we would like to discuss with you about additional requirements (private requirements) except the JAS
criteria, because your Aquaculture Quality System fills with most of the requirements of the JAS criteria.

Advantage of TRACERT Program1) TRACERT program requirements more exactly verify the documentary trucking from Breeder to Factory. After
Factory, using shipping code identified each cargo to Japanese port.
2) Also, TRACERT program is based on JAS aquaculture traceability regulation. Therefore, it basically fulfills the JAS
main requirements except limited species the qualification of each manager. Our Inspectors having MAFF registeredinspectors experience will also provide confidence as certifier to the Japanese retailers or importers.
3) The major concern among Japanese consumers for imported Foods is its origin, presence of residual veterinary drug,residual pesticide and contamination of pathogenic microorganism. This program covers the requirement of disclosing
production information; thus, dissolve such consumer’s questions so that the certified products would be easily
accepted to them.

1. Concept of TRACERT Traceability Certification Program for Meat
(1) The TRACERT Traceability certification certifies the organization whose system fulfills the TRACERT Traceability
requirements, which is verified by on site inspection/audit(2) The TRACERT Program consist of three (3) modules as follows,- Module 1; Verify the disclosed method for production information on Breeder, Hatchery, Fish Farm and Factory.
- Module 2; Verify the disclosed method for production information on Factory after processing- Module 3; Verify the disclosed production information after Boxing.
(3) This requirement is flexible with the requirement of customer to arrange, even if the customer requirement isreasonable on scientifically.
(4) TRACERT Requirements are based on the JAS requirements.

2. Traceability- Record of purchasing

Breeder/Hatchery/Fish farm（Contract Farmers）

Taking samples from the marked
shipping lots, marking to theshipping lot of marked product

Processing
Fabrication- Management by pond number- Record of feeding- Record of medication- Processing pond by pond
- Pond number must be attached to branched fish
- Pond numbers from several portion of product must beattached to the shipping lot.

Shipping lot consisting ofspecified beef from several
different pond

Shipping lot
Database for connecting pond number and shipping lot

Importer

Retailers

Consumer
Search for the production information with shipping lot number

3 Overview of Certified Fish product

Domestic

TRACERT Traceability Certification

Registered Truckers

Processed FishProductRegistered Truckers

Loading

Processing Factory

HatcheryFish Farm

Fish Farm

Hatchery

Hatchery

Breeder

Breeder

Fish Farm

Seed fishFish Farm

Fish Farm

Seed fish

Seed fishTo Japan4. Processes of Certification
Considering of TRACERT Certification

Preparing of Documents

Application / Evaluation of Documents

Request of the lack of documents

Yes

Are Documents sufficient?
NoMaking the report / Making the inspection sheet

Inspection

Evaluation

Request of the improvement

Yes

Are there any improvements?
NoApproval / Certified

5. Requirements of documentation for TRACERT Traceability Certification
1) Land area, Location map of area and Location of housing on the facility of production2) Site map of the recordkeeping area
3) Site map of the Factory4) Tension trees of the organization, member and name of each manager
5) Responsibility of the production manager
6) Annual production plan
7) Manual of the production and information method
8) Document of the ranch management
9) Selection and Purchasing of Feed
10) Document of accidental matter on the production11) Manual and practice of inconformity on the product after labeling12) Manual and sheets of slaughter and packing13) Manual of the review for Internal regulations14) Manual of the education for employees15) Manual of the labeling16) Manual of the handling method after labeling17) Manual of the quantification on person in charge of labeling