The Codex Alimentarius Commission is a joint body of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO). It develops food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program. The Codex...

This workshop focused on marketing directions for the Australian oyster industry. The oyster consortium vision was to: "Improve the profitability of Australian oyster businesses through increasing penetration of innovative and existing oyster products into new and existing markets." The current...

Noroviruses are common causes of gastroenteritis in humans. As with all pathogens with an oral – faecal transmission path, food can easily become contaminated. Oysters in particular can become contaminated with norovirus due to effluent flows into estuaries. Hence, the importance of fast and...

This project aimed to assist the seafood industry with sound practical advice on the assessments of food safety and quality aspects of new packaged seafood products in a concise and clear format. Seafood processing and packaging techniques such as modified atmosphere packaging and vacuum packaging...