A new bacterium, Morganella psychrotolerance, responsible for histamine poisoning has been identified. An award winning poster showed the new development at a major international food safety conference recently.
Virus research in SEAFOODplus points at a new way for developing management systems to improve protection of European consumers towards contaminated shellfish
Interviews with companies in four different European countries show that companies are not applying sensory methods systematically. The whole chain from fishing vessel/aquaculture to retailer was studied.
An extension to SEAFOODplus has been obtained by affiliating a Marie Curie fellowship to one of the 20 ongoing projects. An important educational component has thus been successfully added to the ongoing educational programme for providing young scientists to the seafood area.
In a study of 22 different underutilised species three were selected as promising candidates for innovative minced products. Among the three the Greater Argentine was considered the best candidate for further development.
