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SSA core membership of the Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence

Project number: 2007-240
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $30,000.00
Principal Investigator: Jayne M. Gallagher
Organisation: Seafood Services Australia Ltd
Project start/end date: 30 Jul 2007 - 1 Aug 2007
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The rapidly changing global trading environment is placing increasing demands on Australia's seafood
industry to demonstrate that their product is safe and that it will not cause illness now or in the future.
Meeting these demands means that seafood businesses need to understand and manage the food
safety risks associated with their products and processes.

Changes to the natural environment, including through increased pollution of the marine environment
has resulted in new and emerging food safety issues that need to be better understood to enable them to
be managed. Development of new products and processs designed to increase shelf life and improve
convenience to the consumers also pose food safety management challenges.

Meeting these needs individually would require significant investment. Tapping into a global network of
experts and undertaking research as part of a national food industry development effort will leverage
investment into these areas.

Objectives

1. As a core member of the Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence, help build the Australian seafood industry's capacity to produce safe and high quality foods that meet market requirements, underpin standards development and risk communication and innovate in food safety management practices
2. As a core member of the Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence, influence the direction of food safety research and development that benefits the seafood industry
3. As a core member of the Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence, gain fast access to information and advice about emerging food safety issues and options for management
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1984-022
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A study of seagrass prawn nursery grounds and juvenile prawn populations in north Queensland

Seagrasses are of immense ecological importance in marine ecosystems. Primary production rates for seagrass beds are amongst the highest recorded for marine and terrestrial systems. They have a well documented role as animal habitat, nursery grounds, and as substrate stabilizers. The proximity of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1994-123
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Value adding to seafood by application of modern drying techniques

There is an enormous market throughout the world for dried seafood, many of which command high prices. Six major markets have been identified by FAO. The Japanese market is very large and is growing slowly. Markets in Hong Kong and Spain, Germany, Italy are big and growing while that in Portugal is...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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