Acronym LABELFISH
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Atlantic Network on Genetic Control of Fish and Seafood Labelling and Traceability Programme Nat. Programme (supported by ESIF)
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National-European Coordinator NA Coordinator email info@labelfish.eu
Coordinator institution
CSIC-ICM - Spanish National Research Council; Institut de Ciències del Mar (Spain)
Institutions involved
PIF of the Port of Vigo - Border Inspection Post of the Port of Vigo (Spain) ,
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
NA - Indigo Rock Marine Research Centre (Ireland) ,
BIM - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency (Ireland) ,
SCL - Joint Laboratory Service (France) ,
MRI - Max Rubner-Institut - Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food (Germany) ,
MAGRAMA - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Spain) ,
IPMA - Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Portugal) ,
DEFRA - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom) ,
NA - University of Salford (United Kingdom) ,
Start year 2012 End year 2014 Funding (€) € 1,932,823 Website https://www.fisaonline.de/en/find-projects/details/?tx_fisaresearch_projects%5Bp_id%5D=6523&tx_fisaresearch_projects%5Baction%5D=projectDetails&tx_fisaresearch_projects%5Bcontroller%5D=Projects&cHash=3aac4d0bd3d934a3ac75d759e077c2a1#subjects Summary Traceability of food, including fish and seafood, is mandatory since 2005 within the EU. Traceability is "the ability to trace the history, application or location of an entity by means of recorded identifications. In a product sense, it may relate to the origin of materials and parts, the product processing history or the distribution and location of the product after delivery" (ISO8402, 1994). Full implementation of traceability requires an adequate management and transference of information and also the availability of techniques, which allow the verification of the information transmitted. One of the relevant aspects of the verification of traceability and labelling legislation regarding fish is the capability of identify and authenticate biological species. In recent years a substantial amount of both national and international research has been invested in the development of genetic methods for the identification of commercially relevant fish species and their populations. However, there is still a need to harmonize those methodologies among the user laboratories and also to update databases of reference samples and genetic profiles of commercially relevant samples in order to provide a standardized response regardless of the country, or laboratory, where the analyses are performed. Most labelling legislations of European countries, and the European legislation, lack the specification of which contrasted analytical methods may be used to allow the adequate verification of the established normative.
The main objective of LABELFISH is to set up a network of entities interested in developing a common traceability strategy, using standardised and innovative analytical techniques of genetic traceability and labelling of seafood products in the European Atlantic areas. Under this general objective are specific objectives: (1) Analysis of fish traceability and fish labelling in markets of the Atlantic Region. This objective involves the analysis of the implementation of traceability schemes in the seafood industry (fishing fleets, fishing industry and auctions), studies of the state of seafood labelling at auctions and markets, the perception of consumers of seafood traceability and labelling, and the analysis of the effectiveness of the control of labelling by competent authorities. The seafood labelling studies will focus on the most commercially important species in Atlantic area, specifically in the countries involved in the project. Some of these species are cod, tuna, anchovies, ling, sole, monkfish, haddock and hake; (2) Standardisation of fish authenticity and genetic traceability methodologies. This objective aims to compare the current techniques used for fish species authentication and control of traceability, and to build a genetic database that will allow harmonisation and standardisation of methodologies at the European level; (3) Atlantic network for species authenticity and labelling. We aim to establish a network of laboratories, entities, companies with expertise and capacities in fish traceability, seafood labelling and fish authenticity. This network will interact by holding workshops for exchanging of methodologies, personnel and results. The final objective is to create a framework for the creation of a European network for fish authenticity and control of traceability.
Keywords
Anglerfish;
Sole;
Haddock;
Fish products;
Anchovy;
Hake;
Labelling;
Market;
Genetic;
Traceability;
Tuna;
Fish;
Cod;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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