Types of cross contamination – What is cross contamination of food ?
Types of cross contamination – Cross contamination is the transfer of bacteria or microorganisms from one substance to another. Other types of cross contamination include transfer of food allergens, chemicals, or toxins. According to WHO, an estimated 600 million people fall ill and 420,000 people die each year after consuming contaminated food. Cross contamination is […]
PCR test for food testing – Real time pathogen detection for food product
PCR test for food testing – Are you a food exporter? If you are, there are several problems that you should pay attention to as those problems could hinder your export activity. In the food industry, it is quite easy for foods to be contaminated with dangerous pathogenic bacteria. Before exporting food to the destination […]
Why Histamine can fail your fish export business
Histamine in tuna export – Histamine in fish is one of the problems in the tuna/ fish industry. It is an issue to both local & export market. Tuna is a species of Scombridae. Scombrids have two dorsal fins and a series of finlets behind the rear dorsal fin and anal fin. They are generally predators in open […]
Food Export Requirement
Food exporters must consider seriously about Food Export Requirements. Many business actors fail to export due to non-compliance with food standards in exported market. There are several requirements that exporters need to fulfill such as food safety. Food safety is required by government regulations in every country. So, it could be said that one of […]
How to do laboratory testing for food at BASIL?
Introduction PT Seafood Inspection Laboratory is a food testing laboratory for the food industry in Indonesia. We could help you by testing your food to meet your local, national and international standards. Food testing is a very important part of a wholesome product. Over time, authorities are increasing their supervision or monitoring on the food […]
Scombrotoxin Fish Poisoning
Scombrotoxin Fish Poisoning – Have you ever had allergic symptoms after eating certain types of fish? if you mistakenly to consume spoiled fish meat, in less than two hours your skin becomes red and itchy, even though you don’t have a history of allergies to certain food. If you have ever eaten fish and are […]
Benefits of Tuna Fish
Benefit of tuna fish – Do you know that nutrition in many kinds of fishes have benefit to human body? As we know, fish is one of the healthy food sources and it could provide various benefits for our body. Tuna is one of it. Because of its nutritious […]
How to become an exporter of fishery products
How to become an exporter of fishery products – Export is the process of sending commodity from one country to another. This process is often carry out by companies or businesses with various capability ranging from small to large-scale businesses. It is a highly competitive market, yet it offers opportunity for […]
What is Certificate of Analysis for Food Exporter ?
What is Certificate of Analysis (COA) – For those of you who want to export food, you must know the requirements. Firstly, You must fulfill some administrations. One of them is certificate of analysis (COA). Do you know? If you don’t have this certificate, you would find problems such as container rejection or automatic detention […]
Be careful with Listeria before exporting
Listeria can be dangerous ? be-careful-with-listeria-before-exporting – Microbes are important factor for fish exporters, as microbes can cause food degradation in fish products. Exporters should pay attention to microbiological conditions throughout the fish production chain in order to optimize the quality of the final product. Listeria is one of the pathogens that could cause container detention […]
