LABELFISH: The Atlantic Network on Genetic Control of Fish and Seafood Labeling and Traceability...

LABELFISH: The Atlantic Network on Genetic

Control of Fish and Seafood

Labeling and Traceability

INVESTING IN OUR COMMON FUTURE

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Carmen G. Sotelo1, Ricardo Pérez-Martín1, Rogerio Mendes2, Veronique Verrez-Bagnis3, Julie Maguire4, Stefano Mariani5 and Harmut Rehbein6

1 Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas CSIC. Eduardo Cabello 6, Vigo, SPAIN [email protected] 2Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos (L-IPIMAR). Av. Brasilia s/n, 1449-006 Lisbon, PORTUGAL 3 IFREMER, STBM , Rue de L’Ille d’Yeu, BP 21105, 44311 Nantes Cedex 3, France 4 Indigo Rock Marine Research Station, Geaehies , Bantry, IRELAND 5 University of Salford, Peel Building The Crescent, M5 4WT, Salford, UK 6 Max Rubner-Institut, Dep. Of safety and quality of milk and fish, Palmaille 9, 22767 Hamburg GERMANY


•  Fish: what is in the market?

•  Fish: do we know what are we buying/eating?

•  Fish: labels and rules

•  Fish species identification tools

•  Labelfish approach: Objectives •  Analysis of Seafood Labeling

•  Standardisation of fish authenticity methodologies

•  Atlantic network for seafood authenticity. LABELFISHNET

•  Conclusion

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•  Conclusion


•  Fish represents the 15% of total protein consumed by humans in the world

•  Number of fish species is around 32.000, those captured and consumed around the world is about hundreds

•  Consumers preferences are cultural, but there are a

few fish species most wanted

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Fish: what is in the market?


•  Increase in the number of fish species in our markets

•  50% exports to USA, Japan and EU from developing countries

•  Fish we eat come from different locations driven by

•  Development of ships and fishing techniques

•  Improvement of conservation processes

•  Development of fishing industry in emergent countries

•  Development of transportation and globalisation

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Fish: what is in the market?


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•  Conclusion

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Fish: do we know what are we buying/eating?


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A mako shark fillet, above, is often passed off as swordfish, top.

Seafood mislabelling a few examples….

•  2012 work by S. Mariani group revealed that up to 25%

of commercial COD samples can be mislabelled (Ireland )

•  Smoked COD products revealed 70% of mislabelling

•  30% Hake was also found mislabelled in 2011 by Spanish

researchers

•  Oceana found 31% of seafood mislabelled in Florida: red snapper (86%), grouper (16%), white tuna in sushi (100%)


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Seafood mislabelling

•  Economic fraud

•  Illegal fishing practices

•  Safety issues


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•  Conclusion

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•  Labelling regulations: help to harmonise commercial names and fair trade

•  Levels: regional, national and international

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Fish: labels and rules


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LIGHT TUNA

WHITE TUNA OR ALBACORE Thunnus alalunga

Thunnus albacares

TUNA Thunnus obesus

Katsuwonus pelamis

Thunnus thynnus

Fish: labels and rules


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•  Conclusion

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•  Since 1998 methods to identify fish species has been published

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Fish species identification tools

Rasmussen & Morrissey (2008)


But which method?

•  Official method?

•  AOAC method still IEF

•  FDA SOP for fish species identification with COI barcoding

•  Laboratories with expertise. Usually public and research origin

•  Administration. Rely in public or private labs

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Fish species identification tools


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•  Conclusion

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The consortium provides different perspectives to the problem: •  Research labs with experience in species ID

•  Gov. administration with tasks related with labelling rules

•  Gov. administration with labelling control tasks

•  Gov. administration with customs control tasks

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Labelfish approach

TRANSNATIONAL SCOPE


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Labelfish consortium

FR. P3

IFREMER

ESP. P1

IIM-CSIC

PT. P2

IPIMAR

IR. P4

INDIGO ROCK

PA

RT

NE

RS

A

DV

ISO

RY

BO

AR

D

UK. P5

US

UK. P6

DEFRA FR. AP4

DGCCRF

ESP. AP1

MAGRAMA

IR. AP5

BIM ESP. AP2

MSC

G. P6

MAX-RUBNER


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Labelfish aproach: objectives

•  Analysis of seafood labelling in Atlantic regions

•  Standardisation of fish authenticity and genetic traceability methodologies

•  Atlantic network for species authenticity and labelling


Outline: •  Fish: what is in the market? •  Fish: do we know what are we buying/eating? •  Fish: labels and rules •  Fish species identification tools •  Labelfish approach

•  Analysis of Seafood Labeling •  Standardisation of fish authenticity methodologies •  Atlantic network for seafood authenticity. LABELFISHNET •  LABELFISHNET Workshops

•  Conclusion

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Analysis of seafood labelling

•  Analyze the situation of seafood labeling at auctions and

markets

•  Study the perception of consumers of traceability and labeling

•  Control of seafood labelling


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•  We will know the level of mislabeling across these regions for some key seafood products and species


Tuna Cod

Anchovy

Hake

Haddock

Monkfish Ling


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We will study consumer perception about labeling

•  What is quality for seafood consumers? does this includes safety? Species? Origin?

•  Are consumers willing to pay more money for seafood quality labels?

•  Is money the main aspect considered when purchasing a seafood product?

•  Are consumers aware of species fraud?

•  Does this worry them in the case of seafood?



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Another important aspects that we will study:

•  Estimation of fish and seafood inspection in Atlantic area in terms of authenticity: how

much fish is inspected?

•  What is the level of enforcement of seafood labeling normatives?

•  Resources employed for the enforcement of these normatives and evaluation of

the capacity of these resources

•  Level of punishment when failure to comply with seafood labeling normatives



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•  Conclusion

Outline


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Standardisation of fish authenticity methodologies

•  Up-date the latest methodologies used for fish species authentication

•  Advantages and disadvantages of the methodologies + DNA markers


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•  Selection of a methodology for SOP and proposal of a standard European methodology for the

control of fish labelling

•  Cost-effective

•  Reliable

•  Fully validated

•  Transference to control labs

Standardisation of fish authenticity methodologies


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•  Conclusion

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Atlan&c network for seafood

authen&city : LABELFISHNET

•  Network of research laboratories on fish species identification and…

entities, companies with expertise and capacities in fish seafood labelling and fish authenticity


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•  Aims: •  Communication Forum to all stakeholders involved in seafood

authenticity and labelling

•  Establish workshops to discuss methodology improvements, proposal of standard methods

•  Analyze consumer requirements and perception about seafood labeling

•  Provide Administration feedback and background about analytical developments and improvements in authenticity testing

Atlan&c network for seafood

authen&city : LABELFISHNET


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FRANCE MARCH-APRIL 2013

UK SEPT-OCTOBER 2013

SPAIN MARCH-APRIL 2014

Atlantic network for seafood authenticity : LABELFISHNET


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SEPT-OCTOBER 2014

FINAL WORKSHOP: TRANSNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SEAFOOD AUTHENTICITY 2014

RESEARCH

ADMINISTRATION

INDUSTRY

CONSUMERS

Atlantic network for seafood authenticity : LABELFISHNET


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•  Conclusion

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CONCLUSION

•  Create a Network on Seafood Authentcity

•  Analyze the level of mislabeling in Atlantic regions

•  Analyze the consumer perception of seafood labelling

•  Propose standard methodology to authenticate species

•  Celebrate a transnational WORKSHOP on SEAFOOD AUTHENTICITY

2014

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