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Seafood Product Testing

Analytical testing for seafood and fishery products covering histamine, microbiological safety, veterinary and hormone residues, heavy metals, pesticide residues and environmental contaminants.

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Testing Seafood Across Quality, Safety & Residue Requirements DALPL supports seafood processors, aquaculture businesses, exporters and food manufacturers with testing across fresh and chilled seafood, frozen seafood, fish and processed fishery products, crustaceans, cephalopods, bivalves and relevant aquaculture food products.

Testing can be planned based on the product type, formulation, raw materials, regulatory requirements and intended market. Our laboratory capabilities support both routine quality control and specific analytical requirements during product development, validation and commercialization.

Testing can be tailored to species, product form, processing method and intended market.

Testing can be tailored to the product, formulation and intended analytical requirement.

Fresh & Chilled Seafood

Fresh and chilled fish and other seafood intended for food processing, distribution or sale.

Frozen Fish, Crustaceans, Cephalopods & Bivalves

Frozen fish, crustaceans such as prawns and crabs, cephalopods such as squid and octopus, and bivalves such as mussels and clams.

Dried, Salted, Smoked & Thermally Processed Fishery Products

Dried, salted and smoked fish, along with fishery products processed using heat.

Fish Sauce, Fish Pickles & Other Processed Seafood Products

Fish sauce, fish pickles and other processed fishery products.

Key Testing Capabilities

DALPL can tailor testing panels to the product type, formulation, raw materials, regulatory requirements and intended market. The parameters below represent key areas of testing support and are not intended as an exhaustive list for every product.

Histamine & Seafood Quality

Histamine is a key seafood-specific testing capability for relevant marine and aquaculture food products.
Representative parameters
Histamine · Moisture · Fat · Protein · pH · Salt · Colour · Odour · Flavour · Texture · Rancidity and other applicable quality indicators

Shelf Life & Product Stability

Evaluation of seafood product stability over the intended storage period, considering product, processing, packaging, storage and relevant safety indicators.

Microbiological Safety

Testing for microbiological safety across fresh, frozen and processed fishery products.
Representative parameters
Total Viable/Aerobic Plate Count · Coliforms · E. coli · Salmonella · Yeast & Mould Listeria monocytogenes · Vibrio cholerae · Staphylococcus aureus · Clostridium perfringens

Veterinary Drug & Hormone Residues

A dedicated veterinary-drug and hormone residue panel is identified for relevant seafood matrices.
Representative parameters
Approximately 39 analytes/residue markers Examples include Chloramphenicol · Malachite Green · AOZ · AMOZ · SEM · Tetracyclines · Sulfonamides and relevant growth hormones

Heavy Metals

Testing for a broad heavy-metal panel relevant to fishery products.
Representative parameters
Antimony · Arsenic · Cadmium · Chromium · Copper · Lead · Mercury · Nickel · Tin

Pesticides & Environmental Contaminants

Testing includes selected pesticide residues and dedicated environmental contaminant panels for relevant fishery products.
Representative parameters
Carbaryl · Quinalphos where applicable Eight-congener PCB panel for relevant inland, migratory and marine fish, crustaceans and molluscs

PAH Testing for Smoked & Processed Seafood

A dedicated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon panel is relevant to smoked fishery products.
Representative parameters
16-compound PAH panel for fish and fish products

Why Testing Matters

Histamine & Spoilage Control

Microbiological Safety

Heavy Metal Control

Veterinary Drug Residue Compliance

Environmental Contaminant Monitoring

Export Requirements

Who We Support

Seafood processors
Aquaculture businesses
Fish and shellfish exporters
Frozen and processed seafood brands
Importers and food manufacturers

How the Testing Process Works

01

Share Your Requirement

Provide the product, formulation, stage of manufacture and testing objective.

02

Define the Testing Panel

DALPL helps identify the relevant analytical parameters based on the product, applicable requirements and intended market.

03

Submit Your Sample

Provide the required sample according to the agreed testing requirement.

04

Testing & Analysis

Samples are analysed using the applicable testing methods and procedures.

05

Results & Reporting

Receive the analytical results and applicable testing report.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can DALPL test histamine in seafood?
Yes. Histamine is specifically identified for marine and aquaculture food products in the reviewed scope.
Can seafood be tested for veterinary drug residues?
Yes. The reviewed scope includes an approximately 39-analyte veterinary drug and hormone residue panel for relevant seafood matrices.
Can microbiological testing include Listeria and Vibrio?
Yes. The reviewed seafood scope includes Listeria monocytogenes and Vibrio cholerae in addition to core tests such as Salmonella, E. coli and plate count.
Can smoked fish be tested for PAHs?
Yes. A dedicated 16-compound PAH panel is identified for fish and fish products, particularly relevant to smoked products.
Is Shigella included in the seafood scope?
The supplied review did not confirm Shigella for seafood matrices, so it has not been presented as a confirmed capability.

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