Health & Welfare
Working with fish, limiting zoonotic diseases
Prevention through good hygiene, use of gloves and basic biosecurity procedures is the best method for reducing the risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases.
Responsibility
Prevent, but verify
Each farm unit should have a written program that defines measures to prevent food safety problems and a program of regular testing.
Health & Welfare
Antimicrobial resistance: Aquaculture to humans, humans to aquaculture?
The transfer of resistance from an aquaculture pathogen into a human enteric bacterium has been demonstrated in research and may be happening in the real-world environment.
Health & Welfare
Seafood allergies: Control, prevention key to workplace management
Occupational seafood allergies can manifest as asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, urticaria, and dermatitis. Anaphylactic reactions have also been reported.