Tag food safety

• Consumer Education

  August 6, 2018

  Report on seafood poisoning a call for enhanced safety practices

  A report on food safety issues in New Zealand and Australia discusses enhancements in food safety practices to prevent foodborne diseases. 

• Marketplace

  May 26, 2017

  Changes in European consumer perceptions of farmed salmon

  Household surveys have been carried out annually since 2012 in France, Germany and the UK on perceptions and consumption patterns for salmon and meat from agriculture. Results show that salmon is generally perceived as having more beneficial effects than chicken 

• Leadership & Innovation

  December 12, 2016

  On GM foods, part 3: Let’s decide where we’re going

  To assess the role of genetic engineering in agriculture, we should first state what we want from our agricultural systems. Agriculture, and by extension the future of aquaculture, lacks a succinct direction. 

• Marketplace

  November 30, 2015

  Risk v. hazard: A dispassionate look at pangasius

  Vietnam’s pangasius industry captivated the global seafood industry, environmental organizations and the mass media. A scientific look at harmful substances detected in exported fillets and the reporting of the associated health risks through the media finds wide disparities. 

• Marketplace

  November 23, 2015

  GM salmon and the FDA: 10 takeaways

  After a 20-year process, a genetically modified fish earned U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, reigniting one of the seafood industry’s most intriguing controversies. Here are 10 key downloads from the groundbreaking decision over AquAdvantage salmon. 

• Leadership & Innovation

  September 30, 2015

  Aquaculture Exchange: Steve Hart

  China, the world’s largest producer of farmed fish, represents a huge opportunity for the Global Aquaculture Alliance and its Best Aquaculture Practices certification scheme. GAA’s Steve Hart talks about the inroads the organization has already made and how he can 

• Marketplace

  May 16, 2014

  What are the drivers of seafood consumption?

  According to a literature review, consumers will demand more information about seafood consumption and how to trace its movements through the value chain. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  September 2, 2012

  Toxicity vs. detection

  The 2001 detection of chloramphenicol in shrimp imported into the Netherlands heightened awareness of and anxiety over the presence of chemicals in food. 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  September 2, 2012

  Prevent, but verify

  Each farm unit should have a written program that defines measures to prevent food safety problems and a program of regular testing. 

• Marketplace

  March 1, 2011

  Food safety at the molecular level: Crossing the ecological threshold

  A zero-tolerance precautionary approach to certain antibiotics in food has proven unworkable as a result of continuing analytical progress for food safety.