Acronym NA
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Food safety and food chain traceability within the mackerel food chain between Norway and Japan 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 Jostein Storøy Coordinator email Jostein.Storoy@sintef.no
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway) ,
SINTEF - SINTEF (Norway) ,
Start year 2009 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 780,264 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/project/FORISS/193602?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&Prosjektleder=Jostein+Stor%C3%B8y Summary During the last 5 years SINTEF and Nofima have developed a research relationship with the Japanese institutions Food Market Research Center and National Research Institute of Fisheries Science within food safety and traceability. In Japan food quality and food safety are of high importance, and the management system is well developed. However, during the last years there have been several food scandals. Presently there is a focus on food imported from China. This situation is a major concern especially among importers, retailers and restaurants. In the beginning of 2008 the company Kouzai Bussan Co. found traces of the pesticide dichlorvos in an imported mackerel product. Initially the mackerel was caught and frozen in Denmark and later sliced and marinated in China. The company that already has sold 73000 packages of the contaminated product, now has to try to withdraw the remaining units from the retail market. In order to build trust Kouzai Bussan Co. has also decided to recall 18 other products which are imported from the same Chinese manufacturer. This incident shows that both good inspection routines and surgical traceability systems may identify and isolate contaminated products effectively and aid companies in a recall process. Hence, implementation of electronic chain traceability systems would build trust into Norwegian food products sold to Japan and increase competitiveness of companies involved. The planned research project aims at developing, testing and measuring the effect of such a tailor made traceability system with functionality for recording and sharing of food safety related information in the mackerel food chain. The project also entails research on application of analytical methods for verification of relevant traceability data (freshness, fresh vs. frozen, species).
Keywords
Traceability;
Fish;
Food safety;
Fish products;
Mackerel;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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