World's Largest Wild Scallop Fishery Enters MSC Assessment
US - The US Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) dredge fishery operating in the exclusive economic zone of the United States of America offshore from...

GTC Accredited For MSC Fishery & Chain Of Custody
GLOBAL - Global Trust Certification (formerly IFQC) has been accredited by independent accreditation body, Accreditation Services International, to carry out the...

Opportunity to Increase Seafood Safety
NORWAY - Seafood is naturally rich in selenium, but it may also contain the environmental pollutant methylmercury. New research indicates that methylmercury is less...

Food Safety Reforms Proposed
CHINA - The general office of the State Council issued a plan on Monday to improve national food safety, setting the tone for this year's programme, which includes...

Fishery Products Produced On Unapproved NI Premises
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Smoked mackerel products have been produced on premises in Northern Ireland not registered with or approved by the district council in that...

MacNeil Slams BBC 3 Fish Documentary
SCOTLAND, UK - The BBC Three documentary ‘Britain’s Really Disgusting Food: Fish’ has been condemned by Scottish National Party Angus MacNeil, who says they presented...

Quality And Safety Of Agricultural Products In 2009
CHINA - In order to implement the spirit of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 17th CCCPC and the No. 1 document of the Party Central Committee, China's Ministry of...

Exporters Term Shrimp Review Positive
KERALA, INDIA - The US Department of Commerce has published the final results of the third administrative review on anti-dumping duties on shrimp.

Danish Mussel Industry Secures MSC Certification
DENMARK - Mussels caught in Denmark’s Limfjord by Vilsund Muslinge Industri (VMI) will be the first mussels in the world to carry the Marine Stewardship Council...

Highest Scores For Seafood Ecolabels
GLOBAL - The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has come out on top in an independent assessment of wild capture seafood certification and ecolabel programmes.

Superchilling And MAP Boost Fish Shelf Life
CHILE - A combination of super-chilling and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) can extend the shelf life of Atlantic salmon fillets by a further 11 days, according...

New Zealand Works With China On Food Safety
NEW ZEALAND - Chinese senior food safety officials have just left the country after a two-week food safety study programme with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority...

Shelling Out The Warnings
US - Since 2005, companies that process shellfish in Bay, Franklin and Gulf counties have been sent nearly 80 letters from the state warning that they were in violation...

FDA Provides $150,000 For Testing In Aquatic Medicine
US - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have given $150,000 to support studies on the effectiveness of a treatment for fungal disease in walleye and the safety...

Ocialis Becomes A GLOBALGAP Member
FRANCE - Ocialis, the aquaculture brand of Evialis, has announced its membership to GLOBALGAP, a private sector body that sets voluntary standards for the certification...

Shrimp Exports Face Key Test
BANGLADESH - A top EU team will visit fish farms and processing plants in Bangladesh in January to find out whether what the country prouces matches the quality...

Poisenous Fish Could Be Profitable Business
VIET NAM - The Viet Nam Fisheries Association is moving ahead with plans to turn puffer fish, which due to its poison, is often called the “death fish”, into a valuable...

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...