TITLE: |
Fish and shellfish hygiene : report of a WHO Expert Committee convened in cooperation with FAO, Geneva, 18-24 September 1973. |
AUTHOR: |
World Health Organization. Expert Committee on Fish and Shellfish Hygiene. |
PUBLISHED: |
Rome : Food and Agriculture of the United Nations, 1974. |
DESCRIPTION: |
62 pages ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Also issued by World Health Organization, Geneva, as World Health Organization techincal report series no. 550. |
NOTES: |
Bibliography: pages 60-62. |
NOTES: |
Introduction -- Environmental factors in relation to fish and shellfish hygiene -- Principal human diseases resulting from ingestion or contact with fish and shellfish ---- Principal diseases of aquatic food animals and their public health importance -- Biotoxins of marine fish and shellfish -- Epidemiological investigation of fish- and shellfish-borne disease -- The safe handling of fish and shellfish and their products -- Special considerations with regard to molluscan shellfish -- The use of certain chemicals and food materials in fish and shellfish cultivation -- Special problems of fish and shellfish hygiene in warm climates and in developing countries -- Public health problems arising from international trade -- Fish and shellfish hygiene inspection services -- Requirements for training and education -- Recommendations. |
SUBJECT: |
Fishery products --Sanitation. |
SUBJECT: |
Shellfish fisheries --Sanitation. |
SUBJECT: |
Fish as carriers of disease. |
SUBJECT: |
Shellfish as carriers of disease. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |