TY - JOUR
T1 - A critical appraisal of global testing protocols for zoonotic parasites in imported seafood applied to seafood safety in Australia
AU - Williams, Michelle
AU - Hernandez-Jover, Marta
AU - Shamsi, Shokoofeh
N1 - Includes bibliographical references
PY - 2020/4/7
Y1 - 2020/4/7
N2 - It is not suggested that any country is intentionally exporting seafood which does not comply with Codex seafood-safety guidelines/codes/standards. However, with an open access resource such as fisheries, there is vast potential for errors to occur along convoluted supply chains, spanning multiple countries, which may negatively impact the safety of edible seafood products imported into Australia. Australian importation policy and inspection procedures are founded upon a bedrock of trust in the integrity, reliability and safety of the global seafood supply chain. In order for seafood imported to Australia to be considered safe the non-mandatory international health standards, governed by Codex Alimentarius, for seafood must be predicated upon the most efficacious methods and stringently governed by each exporting provenance. Currently, tests for zoonotic parasites are not applied to imported edible seafood products on arrival into Australia. Therefore, this critical analysis is aimed at discussing the effectiveness of current testing protocols for zoonotic parasites in edible seafood advised by Codex Alimentarius which may impact the safety of the product imported into Australia.
AB - It is not suggested that any country is intentionally exporting seafood which does not comply with Codex seafood-safety guidelines/codes/standards. However, with an open access resource such as fisheries, there is vast potential for errors to occur along convoluted supply chains, spanning multiple countries, which may negatively impact the safety of edible seafood products imported into Australia. Australian importation policy and inspection procedures are founded upon a bedrock of trust in the integrity, reliability and safety of the global seafood supply chain. In order for seafood imported to Australia to be considered safe the non-mandatory international health standards, governed by Codex Alimentarius, for seafood must be predicated upon the most efficacious methods and stringently governed by each exporting provenance. Currently, tests for zoonotic parasites are not applied to imported edible seafood products on arrival into Australia. Therefore, this critical analysis is aimed at discussing the effectiveness of current testing protocols for zoonotic parasites in edible seafood advised by Codex Alimentarius which may impact the safety of the product imported into Australia.
KW - Australian seafood safety
KW - Codex Alimentarius
KW - Imported seafood
KW - International food safety
KW - Zoonotic parasites
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3c287eaa-7e8d-3915-9879-b34863f8ca2f/
U2 - 10.3390/foods9040448
DO - 10.3390/foods9040448
M3 - Article
C2 - 32272621
SN - 2304-8158
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 23
JO - Foods
JF - Foods
IS - 4
M1 - 448
ER -