News, interviews and commentary on seafood food safety, seafood sanitation, seafood regulations and health.
By SeafoodSource staff
23 November, 2011
Eating salmon and cod could prevent the onset of breathing problems among young children according to scientists.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 November, 2011
Legislation calling for a U.S. investigation into the alleged discovery of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) in two juvenile sockeye salmon harvested from British Columbia waters is headed for President Obama’s desk.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 November, 2011
A research team in America may have come up with a potential treatment for infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) more commonly known as fish flu.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 November, 2011
To say that Tuesday, 1 November was a bad day for Glenn Cooke and two other key Cooke Aquaculture officials would probably be a definite understatement.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
11 November, 2011
A smattering of media outlets and consumer and environmental groups has reignited interest in seafood fraud and its prevalence. And it’s not over yet, according to Therion’s Will Gergits.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 November, 2011
A new study from John Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that testing of imported seafood by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is inadequate for confirming safety or identifying health risks.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 November, 2011
Santa Monica Seafood on Wednesday announced that it has received Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000), making it the first U.S. seafood company to achieve the distinction.
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31 October, 2011
Listen to the recording and download the presentation from the 27 October webinar titled, Cracking the Code: The Latest Advancements in DNA Testing of Seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
26 October, 2011
A survey commissioned by the Canned Food Alliance (CFA) and released on Tuesday found that nearly 40 percent of Americans believe that canned foods are less nutritious than frozen, and nearly 60 percent believe that canned foods are not as nutritious as fresh foods.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 October, 2011
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on Thursday launched a new set of standards for traceability of wild finfish products to help improve food safety.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
19 October, 2011
U.S. Sen. John McCain is trying to prohibit any federal funds from being used to operate the new Office of Catfish Inspection.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 October, 2011
Expect more food shipments from China to the United States to face examination and potentially detention as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration implements the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to Benjamin England, a 17-year FDA veteran and founder and CEO of FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 October, 2011
According to new research published in the Journal of Environmental Health, methylmercury levels in fish jerky made with marlin, ahi tuna and salmon average five times that of the U.S. government’s allowable levels.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 October, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will not initiate a new fee that was expected to significantly increase the cost of re-inspecting product suspected of a food-safety violation, Benjamin England, founder and CEO of FDAImports.com, reported on Wednesday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 October, 2011
MSNBC.com’s recent article, “Tainted seafood reaching American tables, experts say,” has ruffled a few feathers at the National Fisheries Institute.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
05 October, 2011
ACGT’s Eddie Diehl says there’s a pressing need to move beyond playing “gotcha” with restaurateurs and retailers and toward mainstream use of DNA analysis to identify seafood species.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 October, 2011
A recently launched study by New York’s Stony Brook University is aimed at answering the question: “Is there such a thing as eating too much seafood?”
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By SeafoodSource staff
04 October, 2011
The Global Initiative for Life and Leadership through Seafood (GILLS) on Monday announced its launch at the seventh World Seafood Congress in Washington, D.C.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 September, 2011
An initiative led by researchers from numerous U.S. universities on Monday launched a website aimed at clearing up the misinformation surrounding seafood by helping consumers weight the benefits of seafood consumption against the risks.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 September, 2011
Listen to the recording and download the presentation from the 13 September webinar titled "Ensuring the Safety of Japanese Seafood".
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By SeafoodSource staff
12 September, 2011
This one-hour webinar will focus on the safety of Japanese seafood.
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By SeafoodSource staff
08 September, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced two new pilot projects that will enhance the traceability of products responsible for foodborne illness outbreaks.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
07 September, 2011
The Japanese government is going to great lengths to ensure the safety and quality of its seafood exports. But it wasn’t until this week that it resumed its promotional efforts.
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By SeafoodSource staff
22 August, 2011
ACGT, a DNA sequencing and genomic analysis company, on Monday introduced Seafood ID, a service designed to meet the growing need for genetic identification of seafood.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
15 August, 2011
Swansea University scientists are appealing to UK fishermen for information on crab and lobster shell disease and the locations of American lobster.
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