US hygiene warning on some types of imported fish

Michael Doyle, a microbiologist with the University of Georgia, told a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in New Orleans recently that this is because a lot of fish is now coming from countries where sanitary standards for production are not as stringent as those in Canada or the United States. There are also similar fears with fresh produce.

However, he stressed  that consumers should not rule out all food from these countries as ‘unsafe’, pointing out that most food manufacturers will only import ingredients or products if they can verify that they have been produced in sanitary conditions.

In addition, Mr Doyle said that food safety standards are not the same throughout the world, pointing to the use of domestic sewage and livestock manure in some Asian fish farms, and the use of pesticides for agriculture and antibiotics for fish and shrimp production in China that are not approved for use in the United States. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers