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| Field | Value |
| Title | Food safety hazards in framed shrimps vis-a-vis International quality regulations |
| Names |
Surendran, P.K.
Devadasan, K. |
| Date Issued | 2005 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | The international trade follows stringent quality regulations for import-export of processed seafood. Compared with seafood of marine ar\gi.n, the tanned hsh <md shelltlsh are more likely to carry microbial and chemical hazards. The presence of pathogenic and toxigenic micromg-anisms, residues of pesticides and veterinary drugs like antibiotics are the major food safety hazards in fanned shrimps. Major pathogens encountered are Salmonella, Vibrio cho!erae and Vibrio parafwenwtyticus and Clostridium perfringens. In addition, very heavy oad of bacteria, including indicator bacteria like £. coli, faecal streptococci and occasionally toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus are usually found in farmed shrimp. According to the USFDA and EU standards, Salmonella, V cho!erae and haemolytic V parahnemofyticus should be absent in processed seafood, while for total bacteria, £. coli and S. aureus, certain }imits have been fixed. Residues of antibiotics and veterinary drugs are frequently detected in the farmed shrimps. even though, their use are not permitted in aquaculture. Most commonly detected antibiotic residues are chloramphenicol, tetracyclines and nitrofurans, The importing countries have notitled that chloramphenicol and nitrofurans should be absent in the shrimp whi1e an MRL has been fixed for tetracycline and other antibiotics. The levels of the pesticide residues detected in the farmed shrimp are mostly below the notified MRL, except in a few cases. The paper discusses the food safety hazards encountered in fanned shrimp in relation to USFDA f EU regulations. and suggests remed1al measures. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Food safety hazards |
| Identifier | Proceedings of the seminar on Sustainable Fisheries Development - Focus on Andhra Pradesh, 23 July 2004, Visakhapatnam, India ed.by Boopendranath,M.R. et.al, 152-160 |