• Accumulation and elimination of PST in Haliotis Rubra
    Accumulation and Elimination of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins by Haliotis rubra During Blooms of Gymnodinium catenatum and Alexandrium tamarense in Tasmania

    Wild-caught Australian abalone were monitored for the presence of marine biotoxins during three consecutive algal blooms.

  • Arsenic in Australian Seafood
    Arsenic in Australian Seafood: A Review and Analysis of Monitoring Data 2000 - 2013

    This review was commissioned to determine if the levels of inorganic arsenic present in Australian seafood complied with current Aus FSC maximum level...

  • Authenticity for the Australian Seafood Sector
    Authenticity for the Australian Seafood Sector: A Review of Available Tools to Identify Substitution and Mislabelling

    This report critically reviews available tools for authenticity and traceability for the Seafood Industry.

  • Cadmium and Selenium in Australian wild-caught Prawns
    2012-13 Survey of Australian Wild-Caught Prawns for Analysis of Cadmium and Selenium

    Survey of Australian wild-caught prawns for Cadmium and Selenium levels.

  • Cadmium in Australian Prawns
    Risk Assessment of Cadmium in Australian Wild-Caught Prawn Muscle Tissue

    This work presents quantitative exposure and risk assessment considerations for cadmium in Australian wild-caught prawns.

  • Enumeration of Pathogenic Vibrio species in Australian Prawns
    Assessment of Methodologies for the Enumeration of Pathogenic Vibrio Species in Australian Prawns

    A review of available methodologies for detecting common vibrio species in prawns was undertaken.

  • Food Safety of Short Shelf Life, RTE Seafood
    Food Safety of Short Shelf Life, Ready to Eat Seafood

    A situational analysis of existing practices in the seafood supply chain for SSL, RTE products to determine risks, gaps & areas for improvement.

  • Food Safety Risks with Prawns Consumed in Aus.
    Food Safety Risks Associated with Prawns Consumed in Australia

    The report scientifically evaluated the human health impact of chemical and microbial hazards associated with prawns.

  • FRNA Bacteriophages use in oysters
    The Use of FRNA Bacteriophages for Rapid Re-opening of Growing Areas After Sewage Spills

    This report is an investigation of the use of FRNA bacteriophages (phages) as indicators of viral contamination in shellfish after adverse sewage events.

  • Guide to Identification of Food Safety Hazards and Shelf-life of Packaged Seafood
    A Guide to the Identification of Food Safety Hazards and Determination of Shelf-life of Packaged Seafood

    Comprehensive guide for seafood processors that are developing new packaged seafood products to understand food safety risks, shelf-life, packaging techniques and HACCP plans.

  • Harmful Parasites in Australian Finfish
    A Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessment of Harmful Parasites in Australian Finfish

    The report aimed to Identify harmful parasites present in Australian finfish that may cause illness among consumers

  • Hazards Affecting Australian Seafood - June 2014
    Hazards Affecting Australian Seafood - June 2014

    This is a hazard identification scoping document that includes all issues identified in the 2014 SafeFish prioritisation process.

  • Hazards Affecting Australian Seafood - May 2011
    Hazards Affecting Australian Seafood - May 2011

    This is a hazard identification scoping document that includes all issues identified in the 2014 SafeFish prioritisation process.

  • Hazards Affecting Australian Seafood - October 2016
    Hazards Affecting Australian Seafood - October 2016

    This is a hazard identification scoping document that includes all issues identified in the 2016 SafeFish prioritisation process.

  • Improving Management of Risk of Human Enteric Viruses in Shellfish at Harvest
    Improving the Management of the Risk of Human Enteric Viruses in Shellfish at Harvest

    The basis of the research is retrospective analysis across eight case studies drawn from New Zealand and New South Wales each based on a NoV illness event associated with the consumption of oysters that were identified as having been contaminated with NoV before harvest.

  • Marine Biotoxins in Wild-Caught Abalone in Australia
    A National Survey of Marine Biotoxins in Wild Caught Abalone in Australia

    The report details the findings of the first national survey of Australian wild caught abalone to detect marine biotoxins.

  • Mercury and Omega-3 Oils in Australian Seafood
    Mercury and Omega-3 Oils in Australian Seafood

    Levels of mercury in most Australian seafoods are low, and the benefits of seafood consumption outweigh the risks.

  • Packaging and Processing Seafood Safely
    Packaging and Processing Seafood Safely

    SafeFish has produced an ‘industry best practice’ guide on packaging options for decreasing/eliminating hazards such as Listeria and Clostridium.

  • Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Event 2012-13
    Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Event in Tasmania 2012-13 associated with Alexandrium tamarense

    This review evaluated the sequence of events that lead to the detection of PSTs in seafood from Tasmania by the Japanese import authority.

  • Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Southern Rocklobster
    Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Southern Rocklobsters (Jasus edwardsii) Interim Food Safety Exposure Assessment

    This calculates the number of toxic lobster hepatopancreas that may be consumed without exceeding the designated dose for PSTs

  • Review of Foodborne Viruses in Aus. Oysters
    Review of Foodborne Viruses in Shellfish and Current Detection Methodologies

    This review will outline and discuss the current detection methodologies for foodborne viruses in oysters.

  • Safe Packaged Seafood Guide
    Safe Packaged Seafood Guide

    This is a guide to identifying food safety hazards and determining the shelf-life of packaged seafood products.

  • Actionable Risk Register - National Process
    Actionable Risk Register - National Process

    This report presents the results of a national risk identification process of trade and market access risks for the Seafood Industry.

  • Seafood Consumption in Aus. Risks and Benefits
    Seafood Consumption in Australia: Risks and Benefits

    The purpose of the review is to present contemporary information on the risks and benefits of seafood consumption to Australian consumers.

  • Sulphites in Canned Abalone - Risk Assessment
    Risk Assessment of Sulphites in Australian Canned Abalone

    This risk assessment was used to determine if levels of SO2 are present in Australian canned abalone

  • Uptake, distribution and depuration of PST in Aus. Abalone
    Uptake, Distribution and Depuration of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Australian Greenlip Abalone, Haliotis laevigata

    To determine if Australian abalone had the propensity to take up marine toxins from the environment.