If the seafood was Recreationally collected, give the date it was collected and the exact location. The grid reference of the site where the seafood was collected is also required. Refer to the The National Marine Biotoxin Management Plan for the nearest marine biotoxin sample station.

If the seafood was Purchased, give the date of purchase and the name and address of the retailer, along with the brand name of the product and the address of the processor. Also provide the marine farm number, the batch number, the date of packaging and the date of harvesting. All of these can be obtained from the pack house if not on the packaging. If the pack house used is from another health district, contact the public health unit responsible for that health district and their HPO will contact the pack house.