New method of fishery safety testing

According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), this year, the market will have new technology capable of quick and accurate inspection of shellfish species to determine safety. of the product.

This hazardous toxicology technology is based on the principle of biological sensing in shellfish by scientists at the University of Belfast, Queen's University in Australia. This method allows identification of the toxic substances in shellfish faster, cheaper and more reliable than current methods. This technology can help to find many toxins, especially toxins that can be fatal, toxins in complex shellfish.

With the new method, it takes only 10 minutes to test the toxins of the shellfish species

At present, the testing of hazardous toxins by HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) is the most advanced technology. This method can test most of the toxins, however, it takes 2 days, costly and 100% untrustworthy.

With the new method, shellfish samples will be dipped into water pots and then added with detectors to detect toxins in mollusks, oysters, oysters and oysters. If the detector is sticky, there will be signs that it will be easier to detect by immersing the test stick in the dye-sourced water, meaning that it can be effective in less than 10 minutes and costs negligible.

The new system will help businesses test for toxins in all shellfish products right from the onboard supply before putting it into the food supply chain.

Belfast University has signed a contract with Neogen Europe in the UK to commercialize the test technology and has been fined up to $ 500,000 by the FDA for further development of the technology. This study is part of the EU-funded Biocop research program with the participation of 32 partners worldwide and is the result of six years of research.