Tilapia
iPura® builds in controls from the start to increase value & protect your brand
iPura® assures product safety and quality by executing
extraordinary precautions and controls - from raw material through product delivery.
Water quality Feed quality Hatcheries Grow out ponds & reservoirs Processing plant
Live wells Bleeding Filleting Trimming Inspection iPura® organic clean-step Primary packaging &
labeling Fresh / freezing Secondary packaging &
labeling Shipping Cold storage Distribution Retail Consumer
iPura Tilapia
Cleaner Tastes Better Value Points
• Premium Quality and Taste = Repeat Customers
• Nitrogen frozen = fresher than fresh
• Defrosts Faster
• Protects Brand Reputation
• Sustainable
• Proactive approach to Food Safety
• Chlorine Free3
Distribution Controls
• Traceability
• Temperature monitoring
• Insured against recall and
regulatory intervention
iPura Tilapia
Cleaner Tastes Better
Production Controls
• Oversight at farm level to ensure consistency, integrity and traceability of raw materials
• Full time on-site food safety and quality assurance team
• On-site microbiologist for continual product and environmental testing and validation
• Organic microbial clean step ~ no chlorine
• IVP pouches for protection against cross contamination
• Nitrogen Frozen to ensure product integrity and organoleptics
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Generations of R&D
iPura® A Science-Based Program
Patented non-thermal technology developed in association with Idaho State University
Organic antimicrobials, FDA approved for seafood Delivery systems and hardware developed by Jet
Propulsion Laboratory engineers Over 20,000 tests in R&D Over 5,000 field confirmation tests National Food Labs – nutritional values unchanged For fresh product and product intended to be frozen
Research
20 PhD’s & 500 Technicians• Hatchery• Feed• Grow-out• Processing
Fish are a product of what they eat, the water they live in, the way they are processedand handled
iPura® On-site Microbiology Team
PCR Pathogen Detection
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Detects Chemotherapeutics
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) detects pesticides, heavy metals
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture National Organic list: Federal Register Vol. 71 No. 175 7CFR part
205:
Section 205.605 Nonagricultural synthetic substances allowed as ingredients in or on processed products labeled as “organic” or “made with organic”
Organic
Independent Certification
A pre-requisite for the iPura® programGFSI Benchmarked CertificationContinual AuditsExamples
oBAPoSQFoBRC
Hainan IslandUp to 100 inches of rainfall annuallyExcellent aquaculture environment
Sustainable
Aquaculture Healthy fish grow in clean waters
HatcheryScientific controls from broodstock to fingerlings
iPura partners with state-of-the-art facilities
Fish arrive ALIVE at the processing plant
Fish swim into the factory
Dedicated 100% to tilapia processing• Compartmentalized• 9 lines with straight-line product flow• Capacity of 1200 containers per year
iPura® Antimicrobial Systems For Tilapia
Monitoring/Traceability
iPura Tilapia
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iPura Retail Brand • Independent Grocer Chains • Foodservice
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