The Codex Alimentarius Commission is a joint body of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO). It develops food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program.
The Codex...
The permitted level of sulphites/SO2 in canned abalone is 0 ppm in China’s food regulations and 1000 ppm in Australia’s food regulations. China is a major importer of Australian canned abalone, Both directly and via Hong Kong, and enforcement of the 0 ppm sulphites/SO2 in canned abalone has resulted...
This project assessed the utility of flow-ice in preserving the freshness of Australian Sardines from the point of harvest to processing, and wholesale and retail supply chains. Trials were carried out on the Gemma Marie (White Fisheries) based at Port Lincoln, South Australia. Experiments involved...
This project and the resulting appointment of Mohan Raj led to collaboration with industry to improve seafood processing through a variety of endeavours including on site production evaluation (and recommendations for processing changes), communication through Masterclass workshops as well as the...
The Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Center is developing a Theme Business Plan to support and coordinate a cooperative approach to aquaculture genetics research in the CRC. One of the needs identified in the development of this plan is the provision of tools and technologies to facilitate...