Assessment and Management of Seafood Safety and Quality

Assessment and Management of Seafood Safety and Quality Synopsis

This paper brings together current knowledge on fish safety and quality issues. Topics discussed include: a summary of world fish production and consumption; developments in safety and quality systems and a review of public health hazards regarding fish and fish products; risk mitigation and management tools, including requirements for the implementation of the Good Hygienic and Manufacturing Practices (GHP/GMP) of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system, and of the monitoring programmes to control biotoxins, pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and chemical pollutants; the use of the HACCP approach to target other non-safety quality issues; predictive microbiology, traceability, and examples of food safety objectives.