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Biofuels, Biosecurity and Seafood Safety
Danette Olsen of Cawthron Institute in New Zealand explains how research there is improving our knowledge of how algae impact food safety issues in shellfish, and how they can be put to good use for biofuel production. Her article is published in New...
Danette Olsen of Cawthron Institute in New Zealand explains how research there is improving our knowledge of how algae impact food safety issues in shellfish, and how they can be put to good use for biofuel production. Her article is published in New...
Cooperative Programme Ensures Safe Shellfish
An outline of the US Food and Drug Administration's co-operative programme that ensures shellfish are safe for consumers to eat.
An outline of the US Food and Drug Administration's co-operative programme that ensures shellfish are safe for consumers to eat.
Irish Trials of Non-Sulphite Prawn Treatments
Untreated prawns can develop an unsightly but harmless condition called black-spot (melanosis), which can render the product unsaleable, according to a report by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) in Ireland.
Untreated prawns can develop an unsightly but harmless condition called black-spot (melanosis), which can render the product unsaleable, according to a report by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) in Ireland.
NIFES Report on Undesirable Substances in Fish and Fish Products
Norway's National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has determined the content of certain undesirable substances in marine oils for human consumption and in selected fish and fish products.
Norway's National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has determined the content of certain undesirable substances in marine oils for human consumption and in selected fish and fish products.
The Changing Shape of US Farm-Raised Catfish
With financial pressure mounting from all directions, how the US catfish industry might wriggle free from this dangerous predicament is under intense debate. Adam Anson, writing for TheFishSite, reports.
With financial pressure mounting from all directions, how the US catfish industry might wriggle free from this dangerous predicament is under intense debate. Adam Anson, writing for TheFishSite, reports.
Development of Risk Assessment Methods for Fishery Products
Both “risk” and “risk assessment” have become a kind of “buzz” word today. In the new hygiene package from the European Union (EU), the focus is on risk assessment and risk-based inspections. Another aspect has been developing in recent years, namely...
Both “risk” and “risk assessment” have become a kind of “buzz” word today. In the new hygiene package from the European Union (EU), the focus is on risk assessment and risk-based inspections. Another aspect has been developing in recent years, namely...
The Science Behind Fish Welfare and Food Safety
It is well known that the welfare of farmed fish can have dramatic affects on food quality, but, the relationship between farmed fish and food safety is yet to be fully understood, writes Adam Anson, TheFishSite.
It is well known that the welfare of farmed fish can have dramatic affects on food quality, but, the relationship between farmed fish and food safety is yet to be fully understood, writes Adam Anson, TheFishSite.
Marine Biotoxins in Shellfish – Domoic Acid
Domoic acid (DA) and its isomers are marine biotoxins causing amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans. In this document the European Food Safety Authority summarises the cause and affects of the problem and evaluates how best to protect consumers...
Domoic acid (DA) and its isomers are marine biotoxins causing amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans. In this document the European Food Safety Authority summarises the cause and affects of the problem and evaluates how best to protect consumers...
Trends in Consumer Attitude and Selection
This paper focuses on the understanding of consumer trends, consumer attitudes and consumers’ selection and preferences in relation to seafood. By Karen Brunsř, Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus and published by the Food and Agriculture...
This paper focuses on the understanding of consumer trends, consumer attitudes and consumers’ selection and preferences in relation to seafood. By Karen Brunsř, Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus and published by the Food and Agriculture...
Traceability – a Necessary Evil?
There has been an increased interest in traceability in the last few years. This has not least been because of food scandals, well covered by the media, and the legislation that followed, writes Sveinn Víkingur Árnason Marine Products Processing Consultant....
There has been an increased interest in traceability in the last few years. This has not least been because of food scandals, well covered by the media, and the legislation that followed, writes Sveinn Víkingur Árnason Marine Products Processing Consultant....
A Breath of Fresh Air on European Aquaculture
Huge demand and high prices have led to a booming Asian aquaculture industry, but over in the EU an industry fraught with legislation is beginning to stagnate. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, discovers how the EU plans to turn this trend aroun...
Huge demand and high prices have led to a booming Asian aquaculture industry, but over in the EU an industry fraught with legislation is beginning to stagnate. Adam Anson, reporting for TheFishSite, discovers how the EU plans to turn this trend aroun...
Are Dietary Recommendations for Fish Oils Sustainable?
People in developed countries have been encouraged in recent years to increase their intakes of fatty fish by at least 2–3-fold, but this report, authored by various researchers* and published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal, says that this...
People in developed countries have been encouraged in recent years to increase their intakes of fatty fish by at least 2–3-fold, but this report, authored by various researchers* and published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal, says that this...
Chaos and Order in Viet Nam's Seafood Sector
Early this year it was reported that Viet Nam had become the world's eighth largest seafood exporter, but behind these tidy headlines lies a mish-mash of inter-related management and environmental issues. In these topsy-turvy financial times will the...
Early this year it was reported that Viet Nam had become the world's eighth largest seafood exporter, but behind these tidy headlines lies a mish-mash of inter-related management and environmental issues. In these topsy-turvy financial times will the...
Can Rice-Fish Farming Provide Food Security in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world. More than 140 million people occupy the country's 144,000 km2 of area, consuming rice and fish as staple foods, reports the Network of Aquaculture Centres in...
Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world. More than 140 million people occupy the country's 144,000 km2 of area, consuming rice and fish as staple foods, reports the Network of Aquaculture Centres in...
Microbial Source Tracking Methods for Shellfish Harvests
It is well established that filter-feeding molluscan shellfish grown in production areas subject to faecal pollution may pose a human health hazard following consumption, writes Craig Baker-Austin, Rachel Rangdale and David Lees, as part of of the Cefas...
It is well established that filter-feeding molluscan shellfish grown in production areas subject to faecal pollution may pose a human health hazard following consumption, writes Craig Baker-Austin, Rachel Rangdale and David Lees, as part of of the Cefas...
