Seafood Exporters Aim For Quality
INDIA - Seafood exporters have decided not to purchase black tiger shrimp (aquaculture shrimp) from aqua farmers, who are not registered with the Coastal Aquaculture...

Calls for International Food Safety Standards
CANADA - A professor with the University of Manitoba is calling for international standards for the approval of health claims on food product labels, writes Bruce...

Microbiological Quality of Shellfish Good, Says NIFES
NORWAY - National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has determined the content of undesirable substances and microorganisms in samples of shellfish...

HQ Sustainable Receives Certification for Tilapia
US - HQ Sustainable Maritime says it is the first company in its sector to receive Globalgap Standard Certification for its tilapia.

FDA Oyster Proposal Opposed
MISSISSIPPI, US - Representative Gene Taylor has written a letter to the Food and Drug Administration to oppose their plans to require raw oysters to undergo...

NOAA, FDA Combine Resources on Seafood Inspection
US - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have unveiled an inter-agency agreement today to...

Aquaculture Food Safety Planned for Bangladesh
BANGLADESH - A new centre is to be set up to improve safety practices for aquaculture.

No Need for Pangasius Quality Concerns, Says Importer
UK - Cumbrian Seafood has responded to recent criticism in the media regarding the quality of pangasius it imports from Viet Nam. The company confirms its products...

New FDA Plan to Restrict Oyster Consumption
US - A new plan from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may limit oyster consumption and sale.

US Catfish Industry Wants More Import Inspections
US - Catfish Farmers of America are asking USDA to start immediate inspections and regulation of all imported catfish products to protect the health and safety of...

Hormone Disrupter Scare Halts Fish Shipments
JAPAN - A fishery cooperative in Owase, Mie Prefecture, stopped shipments of farmed fish following th discovery that a farm in the region had used a banned hormone...

China a Promising Market for Food Safety Products?
CHINA - China’s demand for food safety products is forecast to grow 15 per cent per annum through 2013 to 13 billion yuan (US $2 billion), according to a new 252-page...

Russia Changes Import Conditions
RUSSIAN FEDERATION - The Russian veterinary and food safety authorities, Rosselkhoznador, have changed the import and export conditions surrounding fish products...

Danish Group Investigates Aqua Antibiotics, Human Health
DENMARK - Heuer from the Technical University of Denmark at Søborg and co-authors have published a paper in Clinical Infectious Diseases describing their...

Lake Ontario Fish are Safe - But Not Safe Enough
US - Lake Ontario's fish are now safe to eat and the restictions of chinook salmon fishing have been relaxed but the advice is still to limit consumption of fish...

Thousands of Dead Fish Found near Agra
INDIA - Just behind the Taj Mahal, thousands of dead fish have been floating down the Yamuna river the past three days.

New Test Proposed for Marine Biotoxin Detection
EU - The standard test method for detecting marine biotoxins in shellfish looks set to be changed after a top level meeting at the European Commission.

Superbug Found on Beaches
US - Studies have found the 'superbug' methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on public beaches of Puget Sound.

Canadian Govt Takes Action to Improve Food Safety
CANADA - The Government of Canada is making significant investments to strengthen Canada's food safety system.

India's Shrimp Exports Hit by EU Rejections
INDIA - The Indian marine products export sector is facing the threat of a substantial fall in export volume as the rate at which the European Union (EU) has been...

PEI Minister Speaks out on Shellfish Harvesting Ban
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - PEI's Minister of Fisheries has requested immediate testing of shellfish harvesting areas.

Dangerous Levels of Selenium in Water, Fish in KY
KENTUCKY, US - State regulators have found dangerously high levels of selenium in water and fish near coal mines in Eastern Kentucky.

Shellfish Ban Frustrates PEI Fisheries Minister
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA - P.E.I.'s minister of fisheries and aquaculture is voicing concern over the ban on harvesting maritime shellfish.

China to Formulate Food Safety Standards
CHINA - China is now working on a new system of food safety standards that is expected to guarantee people's health and be more compatible with international norms,...

Scientists to Test Passaic River Fish For Toxins
NEW JERSEY, US - Scientists are capturing and dissecting fish, crabs and eels from the lower Passaic River this month in an effort to determine how they have been...