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Food Safety Latest News
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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...
Monday, November 16, 2009
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...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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.
Monday, November 02, 2009
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...
Friday, October 30, 2009
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...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
New FDA Plan to Restrict Oyster Consumption US - A new plan from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may limit oyster consumption and sale.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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...
Monday, October 05, 2009
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...
Monday, September 28, 2009
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...
Friday, September 18, 2009
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.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Canadian Govt Takes Action to Improve Food Safety CANADA - The Government of Canada is making significant investments to strengthen Canada's food safety system.
Friday, September 04, 2009
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...
Thursday, September 03, 2009
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.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
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.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
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,...
Friday, August 28, 2009
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...

