FISHERY

Directly or indirectly, the livelihood of over 500 million people in developing countries depends on fisheries and aquaculture. Overfishing, including the taking of fish beyond sustainable levels, is reducing fish stocks and employment in many world regions.

Good hygienic practices in the handling, manufacturing and transportation of fish and fish products, and adequate refrigeration throughout, can greatly reduce outbreaks of fish-borne illnesses. Measures that ensure high standards of quality and safety, by implication, will also reduce post-harvest losses.

The International Organization for Standardisation, the worldwide federation of national standards bodies, defines 'quality' as "the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs" (ISO 8402). The quality of fish and fish products relies principally on safe, hygienically-produced products.

The fishing industry must ensure that their fish handling, processing and transportation facilities meet requisite standards. Adequate training of both industry and control authority staff must be provided by support institutions, and channels for feedback from consumers established. Ensuring high standards for quality and safety is good economics, minimizing losses that result from spoilage, damage to trade and from illness among consumers.

In the world of fisheries there are several standards such as : HACCP; BRC; BAP; MSC; ASC and ISO 22000. In that standards it is necessary to carry out laboratory testing. PT Angler Biochemlab can help with this. Antibiotics, heavy metals, sulfonamides test and others test is available in PT Angler Biochemlab.

Laboratory test parameters for fishery such as :

• Pesticides (Based on BAP / SPS / Other Standards)
• PCB (dl and ndl)
• Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Hg, As)
• Antibiotics
• Quinolones (Enrofloxacin, Sarafloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, etc)
• Nitrofurans (AOZ, AMOZ, AHD, SEM)
• Dyes ( Crystal Violet, Malachite Green, etc)