World Food Safety Day was celebrated in an event at the Lusófona de Lisboa University in Portugal, where the risk of parasites in sushi was discussed.

Two lectures were presented by two of the researchers/teachers who have the most contact with parasitology. They explained the concern of the existence of parasites in fish that is destined for raw consumption, how they spread among marine inhabitants and how they reach humans.

In the laboratory, participants learned how to find various nematodes essentially in the viscera of fresh Atlantic mackerel (Scomber colias) and horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus).

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World Food Safety Day events this year