News, interviews and commentary on seafood food safety, seafood sanitation, seafood regulations and health.
By SeafoodSource staff
14 May, 2013
A nonprofit organization formed to address seafood deficiency in
Americans’ diets and to build awareness of the health and nutritional
benefits of seafood is taking shape with a new name: Seafood Nutrition
Partnership (SNP).
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 May, 2013
A French importer has admitted to illegally importing more than 100
metric tons (MT) of Baltic salmon from Sweden, a practice banned under
European law because the fish contain high levels of dioxin.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 May, 2013
The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services, in
coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), would
like to inform the public of a voluntary recall of certain Chicken of
the Sea brand 5-ounce chunk light tuna in oil products because they do
not meet the standards for seam quality.
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By SeafoodSource staff
30 April, 2013
The Philippines has stopped the importation of live shrimps to prevent
the spread of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS)—now prevalent in
neighboring countries—among local species, the Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Tuesday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
26 April, 2013
U.S. shrimp association the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) on Wednesday sent letters to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Margaret Hamburg calling for the government to investigate the potential impacts from early mortality syndrome (EMS).
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 April, 2013
Mexico has decided to stop importing shrimps in all forms from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 April, 2013
Seafish has launched its first-ever school program to reinforce its work to educate children on the benefits of eating seafood and address the lack of formal framework for nutrition education in schools.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 April, 2013
A New York firm is recalling certain imported sliced salmon and herring products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 April, 2013
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding a warning on certain
St. Thomas brand products out of concerns of botulism poisoning.
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By SeafoodSource staff
04 April, 2013
Tasmanian oysters are washed on a conveyor belt Photo: Authorities had
earlier thought the contamination was caused by human waste from a
passing boat.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 April, 2013
There are fears a gastroenteritis outbreak caused by contaminated
oysters in Tasmania over the Easter weekend has spread interstate.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 April, 2013
Prince Edward Island oyster growers are calling on the provincial
government to ban the importation of live shellfish as a preventive
measure against a potential infection of MSX.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 April, 2013
Young’s Seafood is praising research that shows that eating fish can lower mortality risk and help people live longer.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 March, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance
adding two species of lionfish to its list of reef fish that are at risk
of containing organic toxins that can cause ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP).
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 March, 2013
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), a charity organization that
promotes healthy lifestyle choices, along with Seafish, the U.K.
government’s organization for promoting and supporting the seafood
industry, is introducing a new educational program aiming to teach
children and young people about the benefits of eating seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
27 March, 2013
U.S. canned tuna giant Bumble Bee Foods has released it “BeeWell for Life — A Living Guide” eBook, designed to inspire and motivate readers to accomplish their wellness goals.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 March, 2013
Central-Epicure brand Smoked Atlantic Salmon has been recalled because it may be contaminated with Listeria bacteria.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 March, 2013
Brooklyn-based Acme Smoked Fish Corp. received BRC certification earlier this month, the company said in a release.
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By Sean Murphy, SeafoodSource online editor
22 March, 2013
Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are once again taking aim at a catfish inspection program decried as wasteful by a number of seafood and agricultural industry groups, budget watchdogs and Washington, D.C., politicians.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 March, 2013
A new DNA testing program has confirmed with near-perfect results
that seafood products bearing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
symbol are accurately labeled.
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By SeafoodSource staff
07 March, 2013
Tri-Union Seafoods is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 5-ounce cans of chunk white albacore tuna in water.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 March, 2013
Bumble Bee Foods has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of its
5-ounce chunk white Albacore and chunk light tuna products, over a
problem with loose seals on the cans.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
04 March, 2013
The horsemeat scandal in Europe is speeding up the European Union’s work
on new food labeling regulations. As a result, seafood labels will be
subject to stricter rules, including country-of-origin labeling.
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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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