Ashipment of frozen fish arrives at your food establishment. you see that the outside bottoms of the shipping cartons have too much ice and the fish fillets held within the cartons have brown edges. these are signs of:

The options

A. Thawing and refreezing

B. Safe, high quality seafood

C. Seafood that has been kept in frozen storage too long

D. Seafood that has been blast chilled

The CORRECT ANSWER IS A.

A. Thawing and refreezing

Explanation:

The fish fillets held within the cartons have notable excessive brown edges and The outside bottoms of the shipping cartons having too much ice that is visible. This pinpoint to thawing and refreezing.

It is still permitted to refreeze thawed fish at home under standard at-home practice but it is not acceptable at shipping as it shows the fish wasn't stored in a

Cold condition without addressing how long it has been kept out of the cold condition. In addition, apparent damage to the fish affects its salability by lowering it.

Bonus tips:

Indicator of freshness to check for when purchasing fish:

Uniformly frozen,

no ice crystals

The colour of the fish should be bright and glossy

Ensure the wrapping is well tight and not damaged during the course of packaging.