Food safety & handling

Due to the build up of bacteria and viruses in bivalves from filter-feeding, bivalves can be harmful to humans when ingested. The different factors affecting the microbial quality of shellfish is therefore analysed in a study by Carlos Campos, Ron Lee, Simon K…

Researchers from the USDA ERS have explored whether US consumers adjusted their purchases of shrimp in response to the 2005 country-of-origin labels (COOL) requirements for seafood. Findings show that consumers were not responsive to the new country-of-origin …

Using fishmeal to feed to fish in aquaculture fisheries could prove to be unsustainable in the long run as the aquaculture industry grows and ocean fish stocks diminish, write Chris Harris.

As a response to the request for information regarding scientific advice on biotoxins in conjunction with the work for developing Standards for live and processed bivalve molluscs, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World…

Nutrient-rich small fish species in aquaculture have the potential to improve human nutrition and health according to a study in Bangledesh and Cambodia by Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Senior Nutrition Adviser to The WorldFish Center.