Friday, May 15, 2015

UF introduces new seafood safety specialist

The University of Florida has introduced a new seafood safety specialist for Florida Sea Grant to help ensure Gulf seafood remains safe to eat.
George Baker is an assistant professor in food science and human nutrition at the University.
He will now also give seafood processors the best scientific data from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and other sources.
And he’ll train processors and others in seafood safety.
Baker wants to help develop methods to detect chemical compounds that would hinder seafood safety, and he hopes to generate and disseminate basic nutritional information or analysis.
The seafood industry often battles negative public perceptions, particularly with raw seafood.

Programs like Sea Grant can help determine what the impacts of these events might be, and if consumers should avoid consuming seafood. 


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