Technical Program and Current Issues
The technical program is underpinned by a strategy to identify current and emerging food safety and market access issues, prioritise these issues, and undertake technical work to provide potential solutions to overcome those of highest priority. This is known as the SafeFish prioritisation process, and is used as a robust method of determining the work program.
Hazard Identification Process - 2016
The following issues were identified for progression of technical work through the 2016-17 SafeFish work program:
- Sulphites in canned abalone
- Food fraud and authenticity in seafood
- Validation of rapid test kits for biotoxin testing
Hazard Identification Process - 2014
The following issues were identified for progression of technical work through the 2014-15 SafeFish work program:
- Screening test kits for marine biotoxins
- Histamine uncertainty factors in seafood
- Sulphites in canned abalone
- Mercury in seafood
- Arsenic in seafood
Hazard Identification Process – 2011
The following issues were identified for progression of technical work through the 2012-13 SafeFish work program:
- Ciguatera in tropical fish
- Parasites in Seafood
- Norovirus trade issues
- Monitoring indicators of faecal pollution in bivalves
- Vibrios in Australian bivalves
Technical Reports
SafeFish produces technical reports to overcome issues of public health and market access significance for the Australian Seafood sectors.
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SafeFish, provides technical advice to support Australia’s seafood trade and market access negotiations and helps to resolve barriers to trade.
Technical Program
The technical program is underpinned by a strategy to identify current and emerging food safety and market access issues, prioritise these issues, and undertake technical work to provide potential solutions to overcome those of highest priority.
Codex
The Codex Alimentarius Commission develops harmonised international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade (Codex).
Current Issues Relevant to the Australian Seafood Industry
The Codex Alimentarius Commission develops harmonised international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade (Codex).
Technical Program
The technical program is underpinned by a strategy to identify current and emerging food safety and market access issues, prioritise these issues, and undertake technical work to provide potential solutions to overcome those of highest priority.
CCCF
The Codex Committee on Food Additives is a General Subject Committee that develops policies on permitted maximum levels for individual food additives.
CCFH
The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene is a General Subject Committee that develops policies on food hygiene issues that are applicable to all food types.
CCRVDF
The Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods is a General Subject Committee that determines priorities for the consideration of residues of veterinary drugs in foods.
Latest Content
The latest collection of SafeFish technical reports, communication outputs, news and articles can be found here.
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Science Day
An Australian workshop will be held in Brisbane to investigate Ciguatera Fish poisoning with invited international experts to link researchers, regulators, food authorities, health departments and fisheries. For more information, click here.
Grant Funding to attend World Seafood Congress
Applications are open for the 2019 Peter Howgate Award. This award will fund a young fish technologist to attend the IAFI World Seafood Congress in Malaysia from the 9-11th September 2019. For more info, please click here.
SafeFish Partners Meeting
The next SafeFish meeting will be held in Canberra in March 2019. All interested SafeFish stakeholders are invited to attend the meeting, to register your interest please contact the SafeFish secretariat.
SafeFish Annual Report 2017-2018
The 2017-18 SafeFish Annual report is now available. Please click here to access the report.
Protecting Australia's Safe Seafood Brand - FRDC Fish Magazine Article
A SafeFish review on the different traceability and food authenticity tools that are available to the seafood industry can be found in the September 2018 edition of the FRDC Fish Magazine (FISH Vol 26-4). To read this article, please click here.
World Seafood Congress 2019
The World Seafood Congress meeting has been set for 9-11th September 2019 in Penang Malaysia. The conference will have a primary focus around how fish technology is put into practice.
SIA Responds to 60 Minutes Episode - The Cruel Sea
In the wake of 60 Minutes Australia’s episode The Cruel Sea, Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), has paid tribute to the brave men and women who have lost their lives at sea. Click here.
Seafood New Zealand Article - Research Leads to Safer Seafood
The June edition of the Seafood New Zealand magazine contains an article that details the common research around food safety in Seafood in Australia and New Zealand. To view this article, click here.
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