In today's modern society, it is common to think of production and consumption as discrete stages in a product's life cycle chain, with production (an industrial activity) preceding consumption (a domestic activity). But production and consumption are inextricably interwoven. All production consumes...

The FRDC Board observed that a number of research proposals had been submitted to the FRDC in recent years regarding various aspects of fish stock enhancement throughout Australia. This prompted the Board to call for a national workshop to be held to determine broad national priorities for...

Introduction Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus are marine vibrios that are increasingly associated with disease caused by ingestion of raw, contaminated shellfish harvested from warmer waters (>20°C) (Potasman etal 2003, Clinical Infectious Disease 35:921-928). Infections usually result in...

The incidence of asthma has increased dramatically in the last 20 years. Epidemiological studies have shown that this may result from a change in diet involving an increase in the dietary intake of n6 and a decrease in n3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids. This may lead to an increased in...

Food Safety and Quality is one of 5 priority areas for SSA activity and is one where there have been some significant achievements delivering wide ranging benefits to the Australian seafood industry. These include: . a number of easy to use and understand publications to help seafood businesses...