Malachite green prevention and control in aquaculture farms: from water quality monitoring to pre-market testing

2025-10-04

In recent years, the aquaculture industry has developed rapidly, but malachite green, as a widely used antimicrobial and preservative, has always been the focus of aquatic product safety supervision because of its residues that may lead to human carcinogenic, teratogenic and other health risks. The prevention and control of malachite green in aquaculture farms needs to go through the whole process, from the water quality monitoring in the early stage of aquaculture, to the daily management in the aquaculture process, and then to the final test before listing. Every link is crucial.

Water quality monitoring: source control malachite green pollution

Aquaculture water is one of the main ways for malachite green to enter aquatic products. If malachite green remains in the water source or aquaculture water, it will enter its body through water penetration and breathing of the cultured object. Therefore, water quality monitoring is the first line of defense for the prevention and control of malachite green. In the water quality monitoring link, farmers need to regularly screen the water body for malachite green residues to detect potential pollution risks in time. Wuhan Yupinyan Bio's food safety rapid detection reagent, with its simple operation and fast detection speed, can complete the qualitative detection of malachite green in water quality in a short time, help farmers quickly grasp the safety status of the water body, and avoid the accumulation of pollution of subsequent breeding objects due to water pollution.

farming process: dynamic control of malachite green risk

In addition to water quality, feed, tools and breeding environment during the farming process may also become a source of malachite green pollution. For example, some unqualified feeds may carry residues, or improper cleaning of breeding tools may lead to cross-contamination. In daily farming, farmers need to regularly test malachite green residues on breeding objects, feeds and breeding environments in combination with water quality monitoring results. Wuhan Yupinyan's rapid detection reagents are also suitable for these scenarios. Through simple pretreatment and detection steps, farmers can dynamically monitor the risk of malachite green during the breeding cycle. Once any abnormalities are found, the breeding plan can be adjusted in time to avoid the spread of pollution.


Pre-market testing: build a strong food safety last line of defense

No matter what the pre-market prevention and control measures are, the detection of aquatic products before the market is still a key link to ensure consumer safety. At this time, farmers need to conduct a comprehensive malachite green residue test for aquatic products that are about to be launched to ensure that the products meet safety standards. Wuhan Yupinyan's rapid detection reagents can play an important role in this stage, which can quickly produce results to help farmers or regulatory authorities screen products with excessive malachite green in a timely manner and prevent problem aquatic products from entering the market. Through pre-market testing, products with excessive malachite green residues can be completely prevented from entering the consumer side and ensure food safety.

prevention and control of malachite green in aquaculture farms is a systematic project, and closed-loop management needs to be formed from water quality monitoring to pre-market testing. Wuhan Yupinyan Bio has always been committed to providing efficient and reliable food safety rapid detection solutions for the aquaculture field. Through the whole process of technical support, it helps farmers strictly control the risk of malachite green from the source to the end point, and promotes the healthy and sustainable development of the aquaculture industry.