Food Safety and Fish Farming: Serious Issues for Brazil

Abstract

Fish farming in Brazil has been growing, and a new branch that has been taking up space and evolving, every year, as a source of leisure, is fish-pay. Despite being a leisure practice, this type of fish farming has contributed to the development of Brazilian aquaculture. With the growth of aquaculture in the country, concerns about the quality of the product arise, both financially and microbiologically. Aquaculture has caused some environmental problems, such as the increase in the population growth of bacteria specific to the aquatic environment and the possible proliferation of microorganisms resistant to antibiotics due to the indiscriminate use of these drugs in nurseries. Inadequate water quality conditions can contaminate fish and favor the development of diarrheal infections due to the microbiological load present in the fish. This article aims to review the literature covering the general characteristics of fish, including aspects of nutritional importance, and mechanisms of deterioration and analysis of freshness.