Is Frozen Seafood Really Safe?

For seafood, the vast majority of people consume it for the purpose of nourishing their children and keeping their families healthy. In mainland cities, seafood represents a quality attitude towards life: the ingredients are safe, healthy, natural, green, nutritious and free of additives. These are the basic requirements for seafood.

But is the freshness of frozen seafood bad? uncertain!

In fact, many consumers have this question. Many frozen seafood will contain a lot of water after thawing. Some consumers think that this is also to preserve freshness. So what is the reality?

It is normal for frozen seafood to have water after thawing, but generally chilled and frozen products do not add a lot of ice, especially imported seafood. Because during the transportation process, the weight of the flight and the weight of the transport vehicle are limited, the supplier will add the most appropriate amount of ice based on experience, season, export location and other factors to avoid the embarrassment of low shipment volume and high freight. 

Therefore, if a large amount of water appears after the chilled or frozen seafood bought in the market is thawed at home, or even exceeds 50% of the total weight, then it is likely that the imported seafood was repackaged and iced after arriving at the wholesale market.

In fact, with frozen seafood, you are guaranteed to eat high-quality deep-sea seafood that you have never been able to eat before, and some frozen seafood products are no worse than fresh ones.

Nowadays, cold chain traceability systems are constantly being popularized and improved. Traceability platforms have been launched in many cities. At the same time, customs strictly impose inspections to ensure the safety of imported frozen foods. Moreover, a good cold chain system can ensure the minimum loss of freshness of seafood, in terms of time efficiency, temperature, and safety. There have been new improvements in processing, transportation and other aspects.