Activities from 1979 - .....

Broad spectrum of seafood subjects

1979

Bones, thaw drip and glaze, parasites

1980

Bones, breaded and battered products, parasites, degassing procedures

1981

Ammonia, bones, fish content in coated products, glaze, drip loss and net contents 

1982

Nitrogen determination by Kjeldahl, fish content of coated products, minced fish in QF fish fillet portions, bones 

1983

Bones, added water, mince content, TVB-N, nitrogen by Kjeldahl, glaze, WEFTA grading scheme, fish content

1984

Fish content of coated products, mince content of blocks, TVB-N, bones, nitrogen by Kjeldahl, glaze determination, fat content 

1985

TVB-N, fat content, bones, texture

1986

Texture, mince content, fat content, TVB-N, nitrogen Kjeldahl, formaldehyde 

1987

Texture, TVB-N, viscosity, formaldehyde, fat content 

1988

Added water, bone fragments, TVB-N, statistics in sensory assessment 

1989

EU hygiene regulation, EU grading scheme, TVB-N, sensory texture profile, biogenic amines, alagal toxins, additives, date marking, tainting,freshness indices

1990

TVB-N, biogenic amines, additives, species identification, electrical resistance measurements, EU standards for tuna and sardines, EU grading scheme, texture, tainting, EU hygiene regulation 

1991

TVB-N, DMA, EU regulations, biogenic amines, algal toxins, species identification, multilingual guide, EU hygiene directive, sulfite determination, frozen/thawed fish, nematodes

1992

EU grading scheme, multilingual dictionary, mussel.algal toxins, sulfite, parasites, fish tester, frozen/thawed fish, TVB-N, chlorinating, indole 

1993

Phosphates, fish hygiene directive, sulfite, nitrogen by Kjeldahl, Fish tester, fish species identification, indole, phosphorus levels, acetic acid, sensory 

1994

Sulfite, nitrogen by Kjeldahl, indole, formaldehyde, TVB-N, algal toxins, iodine

1995

Nitrogen by Kjeldahl, indole, salt, acetic acid, iodine, microbiology

1996

Indole, TVB-N, salt, acetic acid, iodine, cholesterol, Salmonella, Listeria 

1997

Indole, salt, EU regulation, nematodes, Listeria

1998

Indole, salt, acetic acid, 4-hexylresorcinol, Listeria 

1999

Salt, acetic acid, substitute for sulfite

2000

Salt, acetic acid, collaborative trial pH

2001

Indole, salt determination, acetic acid  determination, phosphate content, melanosis inhibitors, collaborative trial on pH-measurement, QIM listing, viability of nematodes, water determination method

2002

Phosphate content, collaborative trial on pH-measurement, water determination method, Sensory assessment 

2003

Collaborative trial on Chloramphenicol, phosphate content, collaborative trial on canned sardines, tropical species, collaborative trial on pH-measurement, water determination method, drained weight and net weight determination, problems concerning consumption of "butterfish”,  experience with a combustion nitrogen analyser for muscle protein 

2004

Phosphate content, collaborative trial on canned sardines, quality of organically and conventionally farmed fish, tropical species, actual problems in member countries (PAH, DK, Anisakis)

2005

Tropical species, collaborative trial on canned sardines, contaminant guidance, problems concerning consumption of "butterfish”, legislation in the seafood sector - EU (legislation on dioxin and dl-PCBs and International (Codex  Alimentarius) smoked fish, caviar standard.

2006

Tropical species in each country, collaborative trial on canned sardines, parasites, ciguatera toxin and poisonings, problems concerning consumption of "butterfish” (update), Legislation in the seafood sector - EU (legislation on dioxin and dl-PCBs and International (Codex  Alimentarius) e.g.  smoked fish, caviar standard, sensory issues.

2008

Parasites, dioxine Baltic herring, fat determination sardines

2009

Parasites, dioxine Baltic herring, fat determination, sardines