FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 455 Application of modern analytical techniques to ensure seafood safety and authenticity by Iciar Martinez SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Ltd Trondheim, Norway and David James and Henri Loréal Fish Utilization and Marketing Service Fishery Industries Division FAO Fisheries Department Rome, Italy
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2005
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Contents

Preparation of this document

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and acronyms

1. Introduction

2. Seafood-borne illnesses

2.1 Toxins
2.2 Viruses

2.2.1 Detection of viruses
2.2.2 Problems for the detection of viruses by PCR

2.3 Bacteria

2.3.1 Detection of bacterial pathogens

Example: Detection, identification and typing of Listeria monocytogenes

2.3.2 Targeting bacterial resistance

2.4 Parasites

2.4.1 Impact of fish-borne trematode infections
2.4.2 Detection of parasites

3. Authentication of fishery products

3.1 Traceability and authentication
3.2 Regulatory aspects

3.2.1 Legislation in Europe
3.2.2 Legislation in the United States of America
3.2.3 Legislation in other countries
3.2.4 Misleading terms
3.2.5 “Quality” labels and protected labels

3.3 Analytical methods for species authentication

3.3.1 Traditional methods
3.3.2 Quantitative PCR for species identification
3.3.3 Determination of geographical origin
3.3.4 Proteome analysis
3.3.5 Microarrays
3.3.6 Automated procedures

4. Summary and recommendations

4.1 Food safety
4.2 Species authentication

References

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