Fish and Seafood Safety and Quality

Fish and Seafood Safety and Quality is a unique approach to presenting the most relevant scientific information accessible to a broad spectrum of industry researchers, professionals, and students. Encyclopedic in nature, the book provides a solid foundation for learning complex issues surrounding safety and quality, while including practical, evidence-based studies to help further research. Fish and sea food are an important source of nutrients, dietary diversity, and provide macro- and micro-nutrients as well as individual components that have properties, such as therapeutic agents. However, fish and seafood can also be a source of harm via microbiological agents, toxins and heavy metals. Both the harmful and beneficial effects of fish and seafood need to be understood in their entirety.