A day-long technical workshop on Auditing of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) at the Shrimp Processing Industries of Khulna was held at the BFFEA office, Khulna branch, on Wednesday, says a press release.

Jointly organised by USAID-funded Agrobased Industries and Technology Development Project (ATDP). and Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA), the workshop was inaugurated by BFFEA President Kazi Shahnewaz as the chief guest while addressed as special guest by Shrimp Programme Coordinator of ATDP Dr Mahmudul Karim.

At the Workshop, keynote speech was given by HACCP specialists Palm! Ingvarsson and James P Ostergard. It was also addressed, among others, by BFFEA Vice President Md Ferdous Alam and convenor of BFFEA Khulna branch Md Abdul Khaleque Sarker.

. Stressing the need of quality .maintenance, the speakers said with the holding of workshops and trainings, the quality of products at the fish processing Industries would be developed upto the desired level.

Dr Mahmudul Karim said that ATDP arranged training programme for shrimp depot owners and shrimp carriers to maintaining quality of Shrimp.

At total of 19 shrimp processing industries were audited at the HACCP auditing workshop.