Chapter 4
Molluscan Shellfish Safety in South America
Dinorah Medina, Alejandra Beatriz Goya, and Claudia Rozas
Introduction
Molluscan shellfish, particularly bivalve molluscs, are an important resource for
South American countries that intend to export or are exporting at present to important markets such as the European Union or the USA. Most of these bivalve molluscs
are wild, although in the last years the growth of the aquaculture industry has been
seen in countries such as Chile, Peru and Brazil. Nevertheless, the requirements
of the destination markets sometimes limit the opportunities for export, due to the
stringent sanitary requirements. A label with country of origin could be an identity
factor that brings the opportunity to be recognized at a worldwide level. In some
South American countries, there still is no specific regulation for molluscan shellfish
safety and its sanitary control.
That is why the sanitary authorities of exporter’s countries have to invest in
human resources and in laboratory equipment to implement the necessary safety
controls required for molluscan safety. Staffs require training on the dynamic
regulations of the importing market, and on equipment and methods which also need
to meet current international regulations. All these items need important economic
D. Medina ()
Unidad de Certificaci´ on, National Direction of Aquatic Resources (DINARA),
Constituyente 1497, Montevideo, Uruguay
e-mail: dmedina@dinara.gub.uy
A.B. Goya
Marine Biotoxin Department, Mar del Plata Regional Laboratory, Agri-food Health
and Quality National Service (SENASA), Aviso Dorrego y V´ ıctimas del ’46. Banquina
Puerto, Mar del Plata CP 7600, Argentina
e-mail: agoya@senasa.gov.ar; abgoya@gmail.com
C. Rozas
Departamento de Sanidad Pesquera, SERNAPESCA, Victoria, 2532 Valpara´ ıso, Chile
e-mail: crozas@sernapesca.cl
G. Sauv´ e (ed.), Molluscan Shellfish Safety, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6588-7 4,
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Molluscan Shellfish Safety in South America
Dinorah Medina, Alejandra Beatriz Goya, and Claudia Rozas
Introduction
Molluscan shellfish, particularly bivalve molluscs, are an important resource for
South American countries that intend to export or are exporting at present to important markets such as the European Union or the USA. Most of these bivalve molluscs
are wild, although in the last years the growth of the aquaculture industry has been
seen in countries such as Chile, Peru and Brazil. Nevertheless, the requirements
of the destination markets sometimes limit the opportunities for export, due to the
stringent sanitary requirements. A label with country of origin could be an identity
factor that brings the opportunity to be recognized at a worldwide level. In some
South American countries, there still is no specific regulation for molluscan shellfish
safety and its sanitary control.
That is why the sanitary authorities of exporter’s countries have to invest in
human resources and in laboratory equipment to implement the necessary safety
controls required for molluscan safety. Staffs require training on the dynamic
regulations of the importing market, and on equipment and methods which also need
to meet current international regulations. All these items need important economic
D. Medina ()
Unidad de Certificaci´ on, National Direction of Aquatic Resources (DINARA),
Constituyente 1497, Montevideo, Uruguay
e-mail: dmedina@dinara.gub.uy
A.B. Goya
Marine Biotoxin Department, Mar del Plata Regional Laboratory, Agri-food Health
and Quality National Service (SENASA), Aviso Dorrego y V´ ıctimas del ’46. Banquina
Puerto, Mar del Plata CP 7600, Argentina
e-mail: agoya@senasa.gov.ar; abgoya@gmail.com
C. Rozas
Departamento de Sanidad Pesquera, SERNAPESCA, Victoria, 2532 Valpara´ ıso, Chile
e-mail: crozas@sernapesca.cl
G. Sauv´ e (ed.), Molluscan Shellfish Safety, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6588-7 4,
© Springer ScienceCBusiness Media Dordrecht 2014
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