Intelligence
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.
Innovation & Investment
Uptime, a ‘black box’ to improve seafood traceability and fisher safety, earns finalist spot for Responsible Seafood Innovation Award
Zeal Industries’ tool transmits GPS, temperature and other environmental data to the cloud to assist worker safety and seafood traceability.
Intelligence
Why don’t we eat more seafood?
A variety of factors combine to limit seafood consumption. Seafood is perceived to be expensive, and safety perceptions influence consumer buying decisions. Culture and tradition also play roles in forging seafood-eating habits.
Health & Welfare
New approaches can help ensure safety of raw farmed oysters
Practical post-harvest oyster processing methods are needed. Preliminary studies evaluated the potential of high-salinity relaying to control Vibrio levels in raw oysters.
Health & Welfare
Thailand works to prevent problems in exported aquaculture products
Thailand is one of the top shrimp exporters but if it is to retain confidence in the safety and quality of its products, significant measures must be taken.