Legislative changes, focusing on environmental protection and food/feed safety, have resulted in increased difficulties and costs for seafood companies disposing of all types of waste. To help the industry address these problems, Seafish has been working in a number of areas and continues to develop projects on different aspects of waste disposal and by-product utilisation.
A Seafish report produced in 2001 identified some of the ways in which companies can use seafood by-products. For example some seafood waste is rich in valuable minerals, enzymes, pigments and flavours that are required by many industries including food, agriculture, aquaculture and pharmaceuticals. However, commercial opportunities for using seafood by-products in this way are currently very limited in the UK.
Recently emphasis has been directed towards identifying cost-effective disposal routes and providing industry with relevant information and advice on the different options available. The overall aim is to help the industry develop and implement commercial solutions for seafood waste minimisation, waste disposal or by-product utilisation.
For more information or to help us with this work contact Michaela Archer on 01482 327 837 or email m_archer@seafish.co.uk.
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