The Department of Fish Quality Assurance and Management’s 21-day training programme on ‘Microbial risk assessment in fresh and processed aqua foods’ commenced here on Thursday.
Fifteen researchers and academicians from various parts of the country participated in the training, designed to impart knowledge on microbial risks on fish consumption, spoilage and pathogenic microbes, conventional and molecular methods for detection of microbes.
Presiding over the inaugural session, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Baskaran Manimaran explained the significance of ensuring germ-free fresh and processed marine food as it was being exported.
Inaugurating the programme, Indrani Karunasagar, Director, NITTE University, Mangaluru, explained the microbial and chemical hazards of aqua foods and the strategies to be followed to avoid the problem.
Dean, G. Sugumar, FC and RI, Principal Investigator of the training programme G. Jeyasekaran, Principal Scientist and Scientist in charge, Central Marine Fisheries and Research Institute, M.S. Madhan and others spoke.
