Since one of the themes of this conference is to develop a better understanding between the seafood and economic communities, I thought I would address how markets and management influence each other.
This paper focuses on the efforts made by African
countries to adapt to the new, stricter safety and hygiene
regulations for fish and fishery products, particularly for
compliance with EU Directives.
International concerns over food safety have accelerated the evolution and implementation of HACCP and risk
assessment. Risk assessment and HACCP are constituents of the overall risk analysis process. Risk analysis includes risk
management and risk communication in addition to risk assessment.
Risk assessment is an integral constituent of the series...