Quality

Maclab has a total commitment to quality. Customer satisfaction with our finished product is paramount and for this reason there is rigorous quality control from the moment our mussel farms are seeded, through to harvest, production and final packing. Maclab has a patented mussel selection criteria which ensures the finished product has maximum efficacy. Quality is achieved through staff training, attention to detail and a sense of pride in producing a premium product for the customer.

Maclab has implemented Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans in its manufacturing facility which focus on identification and prevention of hazards. Maclab's premises are licensed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) as an export packhouse (PH508) and Maclab is a registered exporter operating under NZFSA's stringent guidelines.

New Zealand is renowned for its pristine waters and our mussel farms are located in the beautiful surrounds of the Marlborough Sounds and Coromandel peninsula. There is an extensive marine biotoxin testing regimen in place under the New Zealand Shellfish Quality Assurance Programme which ensures our raw material meets the highest standards. Uniquely, we are a mussel powder producer which owns and operates its own mussel farms, ensuring continuity of supply for our customers, but most importantly, control over quality from the moment the mussels are seeded. We think this is the best way to guarantee our customers the best product.

Maclab's Farming Operations: We own and operate our own mussel farms ensuring quality and continuity of raw material farm seeded with baby mussel spat grown on our farms in the pristine waters of the Marlborough Sounds We harvest mussels that meet our patented selection criteria dispatched fresh to our factory for processing Maclab's Production Facility: Operates under strict NZFSA and HACCP guidelines fresh mussels shucked using HPP freeze dried milled and packed

Maclab's manufacturing facility is monitored on a continuing basis by the NZFSA for compliance to New Zealand Industry Agreed Implementation Standards (IAIS) and HACCP programmes. We also conduct a Quality Assurance Programme subject to internal and external audits. Critical control points are checked and monitored throughout the manufacturing process and by meeting these standards Maclab receives "Official Assurances" (Export Certification) for our products.

New Zealand's reputation as a "clean and green" source of seafood and nutriceuticals is hard won and we support all efforts to maintain these standards.