• Accumulation and elimination of PST in Haliotis Rubra
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    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.

  • Amnesic Shellfish Poisons Fact Sheet
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    Amnesic Shellfish Poisons Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Arsenic in Australian Seafood
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    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...

  • ASQAP Manual 2023
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    The Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program

    The ASQAAP Manual details the procedures and management practices required for all members.

  • Authenticity for the Australian Seafood Sector
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    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.

  • Bacteriophages as Enteric Viral Indicators
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    Bacteriophages as Enteric Viral Indicators in Bivalve Mollusc Management

    This paper details the use of bacteriophages to detect human enteric viruses such as HAV and NOV in Oysters.

  • Cadmium and Selenium in Australian wild-caught Prawns
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    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
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    Risk Assessment of Cadmium in Australian Wild-Caught Prawn Muscle Tissue

  • Cadmium in Crustaceans FAQ
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    Frequently Asked Questions – Cadmium in Crustacea Fact Sheet for Australian Seafood Businesses

    This resource is a useful FAQ to understand more about cadmium, where it comes from, potential risks of high exposure, regulatory limits and testing o...

  • Charter
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    Charter

  • Ciguatera Fact Sheet
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    Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Ciguatera fish poisoning FAQ
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    Ciguatera (fish) Poisoning in Australia Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently asked questions relating to Ciguatera (fish) poisoning.

  • Clostridium Botulinum Fact Sheet
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    Clostridium Botulinum Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison Fact Sheet
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    Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • E Coli Fact Sheet
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    E Coli Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Enumeration of Pathogenic Vibrio species in Australian Prawns
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    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
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    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.
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    Food Safety Risks Associated with Prawns Consumed in Australia

    The ACPF and the ASCRC commissioned SARDI to undertake a food safety risk rating of prawns consumed in Australia.

  • FRNA Bacteriophages use in oysters
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    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 even...

  • Guide to Identification of Food Safety Hazards and Shelf-life of Packaged Seafood
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    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.

  • Harmful Parasites in Australian Finfish
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Hazards Affecting Australian Seafood - October 2016

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

  • Hepatitis A Virus Fact Sheet Rv2023
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    Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Hepatitis A Virus FAQ and Fact Sheet
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    Hepatitis A Virus FAQ and Fact Sheet

    HAV contamination of berries in 2015 highlights that food safety needs to be front of mind, especially as many sources of seafood are consumed raw

  • Histamine Poisoning Fact Sheet
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    Histamine Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

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

    In March 2016 a virus management workshop was held to demonstrate risk management options for oyster growing areas.

  • Investigation of F-RNA Bacteriophage

    Investigation of F-RNA Bacteriophage as a Tool in Re-opening Australian Oyster Growing Areas Following Sewage Spills

    This paper details the use of bacteriophages to detect human enteric viruses in oysters and using them as a management tool.

  • Isoeugenol -AQUI -S FAQ
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    Isoeugenol -AQUI -S FAQ

    Isoeugenol is a water dispersible liquid anaesthetic. It is a phenylpropene substance that is extracted from certain essential oils. In Australia, AQUI-S® and Sed8® are the only isoeugenol-containing products that are registered for use by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).

  • Listeria Fact Sheet
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    Listeria monocytogenes Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Marine Biotoxins in Wild-Caught Abalone in Australia
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    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
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    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.

  • Microplastics in Seafood
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    SafeFish Overview: Microplastics in Seafood

    This fact sheet details what microplastics are and why they are an issue, what is happening overseas, and the risks associated to seafood in Australia...

  • Microplastics Research in Seafood - Aus and NZ
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    Microplastic Research in Australia and New Zealand

    SafeFish have compiled a fact sheet detailing the research being conducted in Australia and New Zealand relating to microplastics in seafood

  • National survey of foodborne viruses
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    National Survey of Foodborne Viruses in Australian Oysters at Production

    Between July 2014 and August 2015, a national prevalence survey to determine baseline levels for NoV and HAV was done in Australian oysters.

  • Neogen Validation - PST in Mussels and Oysters

    Single-Laboratory Validation of the Neogen Qualitative Lateral Flow Immunoassay for the Detection of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Mussels and Oysters 

    This paper details the single lab validation of the Neogen Qualitative method for the detection of PSTs in Mussels and Oysters

  • Norovirus Fact Sheet
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    Norovirus (NoV) Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Packaging and Processing Seafood Safely
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    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 Poison Fact Sheet
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    Paralytic Shellfish Poisons (Saxitoxins) Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Event 2012-13
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    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
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    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

  • Paralytic Shellfish Toxins - Uniform Reporting Units

    Paralytic shellfish toxins – Call for uniform reporting units

    This paper details the major inconsistencies with how PST concentrations are calculated and expressed.

  • Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Mussels and Oysters

    Detection of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Mussels and Oysters Using the Qualitative Neogen Lateral-Flow Immunoassay: An Interlaboratory Study

    This paper details the results of using Neogen lateral flow mmunoassay testing to detect PSTs in Mussels and Oysters.

  • Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Southern Rocklobster

    Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Australian Southern Rocklobster (Jasus edwardsii): Acute Human Exposure from Consumption of Hepatopancreas

    PSTs have been identified in the hepatopancreas of S Rock Lobsters. Human health risk from PST in lobsters was unknown – this study assesses exposure ...

  • Perfluoroalkyated (PFAS) Substances

    Perfluoroalkylated (PFAS) Substances FSANZ

    In April 2017, FSANZ undertook a review on PFAS chemicals in food.

  • Review of Foodborne Viruses in Aus. Oysters
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    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
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    Safe Packaged Seafood Guide

    This guide has been developed to assist seafood businesses to produce safe and wholesome products that offer a return on investment.

  • Actionable Risk Register - National Process
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    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.

  • SafeFish Annual Report 2015-2016
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    SafeFish Annual Report 2015-2016

    The SafeFish annual report details the activities and outputs that were completed in the project for the period from July 2015 to June 2016.

  • SafeFish Annual Report 2016-2017
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    SafeFish Annual Report 2016-2017

    The SafeFish annual report details the activities and outputs that were completed in the project for the period from July 2016 to June 2017.

  • SafeFish Annual Report 2017-2018
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    SafeFish Annual Report 2017-2018

    The SafeFish annual report details the activities and outputs that were completed in the project for the period from July 2017 to June 2018.

  • SafeFish Annual Report 2018-2019
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    SafeFish Annual Report 2018-2019

    The SafeFish annual report details the activities and outputs that were completed in the project for the period from July 2018 to June 2019.

  • SafeFish Annual Report 2019-2020
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    SafeFish Annual Report 2019-2020

    The SafeFish annual report details the activities and outputs that were completed in the project for the period from July 2019 to June 2020.

  • SafeFish Annual Report 2020-2021
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    SafeFish Annual Report 2020-2021

    The SafeFish annual report details the activities and outputs that were completed in the project for the period from July 2020 to June 2021.

  • SafeFish Annual Report 2021-2022
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    SafeFish Annual Report 2021-2022

    The SafeFish annual report details the activities and outputs that were completed in the project for the period from July 2021 to June 2022.

  • Salmonella Fact Sheet
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    Salmonella Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Scombroid Fish Poisoning
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    Scombroid Fish Poisoning Essential Knowledge for Seafood Businesses

    In 2015 several cases of Scombroid Fish Poisoning were reported in Sydney, potentially associated with the consumption of canned tuna.

  • Seafood Consumption in Aus. Risks and Benefits
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    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.

  • Seafood Safety Fact Sheets
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    Seafood Safety Fact Sheets

    This resource contains a collection of informative fact sheets for a number of food safety hazards that may affect seafood in Australia.

  • Staphylococcus Fact Sheet
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    Staphylococcus aureus Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Sulphites in Canned Abalone - Risk Assessment
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    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

  • Toxic Metals Fact Sheet
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    Toxic Metals Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Update, distribution and depuration of PST in Aus Green-lip abalone
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    Uptake, distribution and depuration of paralytic shellfish toxins from Alexandrium minutum in Australian greenlip abalone, Haliotis laevigata

    This paper details research into if Australian abalone have the propensity to take up marine biotoxins.

  • Uptake, distribution and depuration of PST in Aus. Abalone
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    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.

  • Vibrio - Seafood Industry FAQs 2023
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    Vibrio - Seafood Industry FAQs 2023

  • Vibrio Fact Sheet
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    Vibrio Fact Sheet

    This fact sheet includes a short summary on the hazard, its prevalence of outbreaks in Australia, the dose required to cause illness, the symptoms ass...

  • Vibrio method summary
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    Vibrio method summary

  • Vibrio Resources
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    Vibrio Resources

  • Waxy Esters Fact Sheet
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    Waxy Esters Fact Sheet