News, interviews and commentary on seafood food safety, seafood sanitation, seafood regulations and health.
By SeafoodSource staff
25 February, 2013
Seafood spreads manufacturer Goldcoast Salads is recalling Blue Crab Spread, Maine Lobster Spread, Lobster and Shrimp Spread, and Smoked Salmon Spread that may be contaminated with Listeria, according to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 February, 2013
Three more people were warded at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here after
consuming red tide-infected toxic mussels, bringing the number of
victims to 46.
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By SeafoodSource staff
11 February, 2013
Legislation to ban sale or shipping of genetically modified salmon in
the United States, and to require that such products be labeled as
genetically engineered was introduced in the U.S. Senate on 7 February
by Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 February, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter
to Bellisio Foods, after an inspection of the company’s Jackson, Ohio
frozen seafood processing plant found “unsanitary” preparation
conditions, and various other violations.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 February, 2013
Toxicity tests conducted by three departments under three different
ministries all showed high mercury accumulation in fish in water
resources near an industrial estate in Prachin Buri province.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 February, 2013
Stretching as far as the eye can see, dead herring blanket the ground in these chilling pictures taken today.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 February, 2013
Nearly 30 people in New York City were sickened by ciguatera fish
poisoning between August of 2011 and July of 2012, marking a sharp
increase in recorded cases for the area, according to a new government
report.
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By SeafoodSource staff
04 February, 2013
Giant Food stores has issued a product recall of Gold Coast Fresh Crab Spread amid fears of Listeria contamination.
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By SeafoodSource staff
01 February, 2013
Russia and Norway are introducing a new veterinary certificate for fish
as of 1 February, Russia's Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary
Oversight Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) told Interfax.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 January, 2013
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has cleared the first Nova Scotia
aquaculture site to be hit by an outbreak of infectious salmon anemia
but say a new strain of the deadly fish virus has been detected.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 January, 2013
Whole Foods Market has issued a recall of four-ounce Whole Catch Wild
Alaskan Sockeye Salmon due to concerns it may contain listeria
monocytogenes.
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By SeafoodSource staff
24 January, 2013
Oyster farmers across New South Wales are hoping that a mysterious
disease that wiped out stock at a creek north of Sydney has been
successfully contained.
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By Lauren Kramer, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Vancouver, British Columbia
22 January, 2013
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture released new standards for the School Lunch Program in its quest to create healthier meals for kids, seafood processors rose to the challenge to make new items and breaded products in line with the regulations.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 January, 2013
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company has issued a recall of Ocean
Beauty Seafoods smoked salmon products, following a recall by the
supplier due to fears of listeria contamination.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 January, 2013
Foreign fish imports are causing concerns with the national food
regulator warning that a lot of seafood is being treated with carbon
monoxide to make it appear fresh.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 January, 2013
The Biodiversity Research Institute has released a new scientific report
that indicates mercury contamination in humans and fish “regularly
exceed health advisory guidelines.”
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 January, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed several new
safety rules to help prevent foodborne illness, one of which could
affect food producers both in the U.S. and abroad.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 January, 2013
Morey’s Seafood International has earned British Retail Consortium (BRC)
certification for its specialty products processing facility in Motley,
Minn.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 January, 2013
Einstein Bros., responding to a voluntary salmon recall from Marinos
Delifish S.A., has issued a voluntary recall of its Darn Good Atlantic
Smoked Salmon 4-ounce retail product sold in Georgia and Illinois.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 December, 2012
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), chairman of the senate subcommittee on
oceans and fisheries, has issued a statement criticizing the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) for its recent draft report finding that
genetically-engineered salmon is safe, and calling on the public to
protest what he calls “Frankenfish.”
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
21 December, 2012
AquaBounty, the company behind genetically modified salmon, will likely receive approval for the fish after a favorable environmental assessment from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA).
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 December, 2012
The number of people affected by paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin has
increased by seven since Tuesday. In total, 27 people have been
poisoned by eating shellfish collected from the Bay of Plenty coastline.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 December, 2012
A new case of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) has been reported by the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) at south coast aquaculture site.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 December, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended a 2008
agreement with China to enhance cooperation between the two countries on
food and feed safety, the FDA said in a recent release.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 December, 2012
The BC Center for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning people about
possible contamination of seafood which was sold from a distributor in
Port Hardy.
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