shellfish harvesting Articles
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Relating the bivalve shellfish harvesting area classification criteria in the United States and European Union programmes
Estimation of the level of risk of faecal contamination of shellfish harvesting areas is undertaken by monitoring faecal indicator bacteria in seawater samples under the United States programme and shellfish flesh samples under the European Union (EU) programme. Determining the relationship between the two approaches is important for assessing the relative level of public health protection and ...
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Ocean Nutrition Canada - case study
Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. (ONC) is the world’s largest supplier of Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients to the dietary supplement and food manufacturing markets. ONC began working with POS Bio-Sciences (POS) in 2006 to enhance the quality characteristics of ONC’s marine oil products. Recent projects have focused on enhancing stability and sensory traits by increasing the oxidative stability ...
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Assessment of Shellfish Practices in Licensed Retail Food Establishments in Response to Increased Vibrio Illnesses in a Landlocked Area
Cases of non-cholera Vibrio illness are typically associated with exposure to shellfish from marine coastal areas (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 2009), not landlocked states such as Colorado. In 2004, a 2.8-fold increase in the incidence of non-cholera Vibrio cases in the Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) jurisdiction of Colorado prompted ...
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