Scientific Alert Notes

Luminous bacteria in first outbreak of histamine poisoning analysed in SEAFOODplus project 3.4. BIOCOM 16-01-04

End of January an outbreak of histamine fish poisoning occurred in Denmark. The project team of SEAFOODplus project 3.4. BIOCOM obtained samples of the implicated seafood and analyses showed the product to contain luminous bacteria.

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Relationship of protease activity to fillet texture 07-12-03

The fish industry has a significant quality problem due to the loss of fillets as a result of texture problems. Management of texture problems has not been successful due to the lack of characterization of muscle changes associated with fish fillet texture, and lack of knowledge of fish muscle prote...

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