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DNSH what is it, and why should you be testing for it?
DNSH (3.5-dinitro-N’-(5- nitrofurfurylidene) salicylic acid hydrazide); has been widely used as a food additive for the treatment of gastrointestinal infections (caused by Escherichia coli and Salmonella) in pig, poultry, and aquatic production. -
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Malachite Green found in Shrimp exports from Bangladesh
Malachite green is a triphenylmethane dye used in the aquaculture industry to treat fungal infections, however it has been banned in many countries. Research suggests that it is harmful to human health causing toxic -
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Day 4 | World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Dive into Seafood Antibiotic Testing
It’s the final day of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and we are bringing our information packed week to a close by talking about antibiotics in seafood! The global aquaculture industry is -
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Malachite Green Found in Live Groupers Imported from Taiwan
Malachite green is a triphenylmethane dye used in the aquaculture industry to treat fungal infections however, it has been banned in many countries including China since 2002. Research suggests that it is -
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Banned substance furazolidone (AOZ) detected in shrimp at French boarder
As per an alert through RASFF – the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed for the EU, shrimp imported from India has been rejected at the French boarder in March for -
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Seafood | World Antibiotic Awareness Week |Day #3
Seafood On Day 3 of World Antibiotic Awareness Week we are looking at the seafood industry and their use for antibiotics. Several different types of veterinary drugs are used within seafood -
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We are attending SPACE 2019! Are you?
Randox Food Diagnostics are exhibiting at SPACE 2019 in Rennes from 10th - 13th September 2019. We will be showcasing our revolutionary Biochip Array Technology make sure you visit our stand -
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Antimicrobial Resistance is on the rise! Are shrimp the cause?
The latest issue of ‘Review in Aquaculture’ has published a new study, Evaluation antimicrobial resistance in the global shrimp industry, in which they have noted that Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a -
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Harmful antibiotic use within seafood & chicken in China
Recent studies have found harmful water and food contamination throughout China due to the countries large use of antibiotics. In June 2006 an infant receiving treatment for a fungal infection -
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Happy World Food Safety Day 2019!
Today is the first world food safety day in history. On 20th December 2018 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 73/250 proclaiming a World Food Safety Day. Starting in 2019,
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