Acronym NA
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Development of tools for product control and human risk evaluation in fishery value chains Programme National Programme
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 Coordinator Eliann Egaas Coordinator email eliann.egaas@vetinst.no
Coordinator institution
NVI - Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Norway)
Institutions involved
NIFES - National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (Norway) ,
UiB - University of Bergen (Norway) ,
CU Denver - University of Colorado Denver (United States of America) ,
UiO-IMBV - University of Oslo; Institute for Molecular Bioscience (Norway) ,
Start year 2010 End year 2013 Funding (€) € 690,000 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/project/FORISS/199450?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&ProgAkt.3=MATPROG-Matprogrammet%3A+Norsk+mat+fra+sj%C3%B8+og+land Summary In 2009, The Panel on Biological Hazards of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) established a WG to consider the possible risks following the presence of parasites or parasite related potentially hazardous substances in seafood. Given Norway's importance as a fish export nation, it is important that the quality of the fish and fishery products can be properly documented, however, no suitable methods are available. In this project, methods for the detection, identification and quantification of nematode fish parasites will be developed. The methods will be used to gather information of the presence/absence of the parasite Ansakis simplex in farmed cod and salmon, and in processed wild-catch herring and mackerel. Allergic patients diagnosed with IgE against A. simplex, shrimp, fish, and dust mites, will contribute with serum for studies on possible cross-reactions with other seafood allergens and dust-mite allergens. Clinical relevance will be studied using skin prick tests and oral challenges. An international workshop for parasitologists and allergologists will be arranged after two years. Towards the end of the project, national fish food producers will be invited to a seminar for information. The Norwegian food authorities will after one year obtain preliminary information on the results. The project will provide the fish manufacturing industry with a suitable tool to conduct product control. Clinical information on the importance of A. simplex allergy and cross-reactions towards other seafood and house dustmite allergens will be available after two years and be of use in risk assessment and in a study of effects of fish processing procedures on A. simplex allergens. The methods can be used to investigate other fish and fish products as well as other biohazards in Norwegian aquaculture and wild-catch fishery products with allergenic potential.
Keywords
Parasite;
Fish;
Cod;
Risk assessment;
Food quality;
Genetic;
Salmon;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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