According to a recent evaluation conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), many of the most commonly farmed and consumed fish in the EU are free of parasites that can infect humans, but at the same time, parasites were found in some farmed species and more data is needed to determine prevalence.

Advances are being made in aquaculture practices that will reduce the overuse of antibiotics. This article discusses a new European project that investigates the antibiotic-resistant microbiome in oyster culture regions and how antibiotic-resistant genes move in surrounding habitats.

NASEM has completed a study to better understand the nutritional benefits of seafood consumption versus the health hazards posed by contaminants like toxic heavy metals. The study fulfills a request from FDA, partly in a Closer to Zero effort to answer questions about mercury exposure. A webinar about the findings will be held on March 26, 2024.

A recent study has demonstrated the food safety concern of microplastics contamination in cell-based seafood.

The Global Seafood Alliance has approved its Seafood Processing Standards (SPS) version 6.0 and is seeking processing plants for pilots.

Seafood traceability solutions providers Trace Register and Wholechain recently announced that they have achieved interoperability between their two different traceability systems based on Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) compatibility standards

A recent analysis of food safety hazard notifications concerning seafood recorded through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) between 1996 and 2020 has revealed hazard trends.

GlobalG.A.P. is undergoing the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Benchmarking Process for two of its certification programs for produce and agriculture and has entered the stakeholder consultation phase, which is open until February 6, 2024.

A new study has found microplastics particles in 88 percent of protein food samples across 16 types, with no statistical difference in microplastics concentrations between land- and ocean-sourced proteins.

SÜDPACK has enhanced its flexible food packaging films for thermoforming applications, such as for fishery products. The new Multifol Extreme combines maximum functionality and lightweight efficiency.