Traceability of Seafood Products

Although the aquatic foods industry has recently completed a major step in development of a program of “preventive food safety” with the initiative of a mandatory Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program throughout the industry, another potential major food safety program requirement has come to the attention of not only processors but also consumers and governments worldwide.

With the continuing focus on food safety and the periodic occurrence of food scandals and foodborne illness…