News, interviews and commentary on seafood food safety, seafood sanitation, seafood regulations and health.
By SeafoodSource staff
04 August, 2011
The 2011 World Seafood Congress will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. , from 1 to 6 October.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
03 August, 2011
More than two dozen industry groups are urging Congress to avoid disrupting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s science-based approval process for genetically modified salmon.
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By SeafoodSource staff
25 July, 2011
Royal Hawaiian Seafood, a San Francisco-based wholesale distributor, is teaming up with Safe Harbor, becoming the United States’ first wholesale distributor to test all of its seafood according to the program.
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By SeafoodSource staff
06 July, 2011
In an effort to bring more eco-friendly shellfish to the market, Louisiana’s shrimp industry has begun testing an innovative sulphite-free liquid enzyme treatment to prevent melanosis, or black spot in harvested shellfish.
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By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
30 June, 2011
One Japanese exporter reports no additional documentation requirements for yellowtail from the government or customers in the United States.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
29 June, 2011
The rule transferring inspection of catfish to the U.S. Department of Agriculture garners more than 250 comments from supporters and opponents alike.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 June, 2011
The president and CEO of AquaBounty Technologies says U.S. Rep. Don Young’s attempt to ban genetically modified salmon “is wrong on the facts, wrong on the process and wrong on the policy.”
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 June, 2011
A measure that would ban the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from using funds in the approval of genetically modified salmon is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
06 June, 2011
While Europe tackles a deadly vegetable virus — and Spain’s minister
for agriculture and fisheries seeks compensation over false allegations as the origin
of the virus — Criminal Court No. 2 in Santander, northern Spain, has issued jail
sentences on three men who illegally sold contaminated clams for human consumption.
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By SeafoodSource staff
03 June, 2011
The Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition, which aims to showcase Gulf seafood on behalf of the entire industry, held its first meeting last week. The coalition represents fishermen, charter boat captains, seafood processors and wholesalers, retailers, chefs and tourism marketers from the five Gulf states.
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By SeafoodSource staff
02 June, 2011
Thirteen U.S. legislators are calling on the Obama administration to
resolve discrepancies between agencies when it comes to
seafood-consumption recommendations for pregnant and nursing women.
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By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
02 June, 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new MyPlate graphic, which replaces the heavily criticized food pyramid, clearly illustrates that seafood should be the protein of choice twice a week for Americans.
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By SeafoodSource staff
01 June, 2011
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) on Tuesday announced that
it completed its chain-of-custody standard and is now accepting
applications for chain-of-custody certification.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
24 May, 2011
Last year, Scottish politician Struan Stevenson took a jab at the pangasius industry, calling the Mekong River “filthy.” But, after visiting Vietnam this month, the VP of European Parliament’s fisheries committee had a change of heart.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
17 May, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is failing to ensure
the safety of imported seafood and monitor the use of unapproved drugs in aquaculture, according to a new
Government Accountability Office report. The GAO also called the agency’s seafood-sampling program “limited” and “ineffective.”
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 May, 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
on Monday announced that it will hold two meetings to solicit public
comment on a proposed rule transferring regulation of domestic and
imported catfish from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to the USDA.
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By SeafoodSource staff
05 May, 2011
Teppei Arai, assistant manager of fisheries for Yokohama Reito Co. Ltd. in Japan, talks about the impact of the mid-March earthquake and tsunami on the reputation of Japanese-caught seafood, and what his company is doing about it, at the European Seafood Exposition, 2011.
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By SeafoodSource staff
28 April, 2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released updated guidelines to help the seafood industry reduce or eliminate food-safety hazards.
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By SeafoodSource staff
18 April, 2011
Global Fresh Foods of Monterey, Calif., on Friday announced that it
secured USD 5.3 million in financing from investors Rabo Ventures and
Firelake Capital. Global Fresh Foods will use the funds to launch
operations and drive adoption of its SAF-D® controlled-atmosphere
system.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 April, 2011
In the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan and the widespread fear of
contaminated seafood across the globe, Tradex Foods on Wednesday
introduced radiation testing.
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By SeafoodSource staff
11 April, 2011
Frozen seafood supplier Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd. on Monday confirmed that no signs of radioactive contamination has been detected in any of its seafood products.
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By Mark Godfrey, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from Beijing, China
07 April, 2011
There’s “significant” growth in seafood-certification activity in China, driven by demand among U.S. retailers for suppliers to be certified. The Chinese government has stepped up its efforts to crack down on food-safety violations, but demand-side certification may have already forced the hand of the country’s export-focused seafood sector.
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By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
06 April, 2011
Food-safety officials and politicians from India to Russia to the United States are reacting swiftly to fears surrounding harmful levels of radioactive iodine turning up in Japanese-caught fish.
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By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
06 April, 2011
Japanese fishermen whose catch has been affected by the release of radioactive particles from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant should receive compensation, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said on Wednesday. Tokyo Electric Power Co. will estimate the amounts to be paid in consultation with the government.
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By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
05 April, 2011
Harmful levels of radioactive iodine have been detected in a batch of sand lance caught off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, which is adjacent to Fukushima Prefecture. As a result, Japan has set a legal limit for radioactive levels in seafood of 2,000 becquerels per kilogram, the same limit adopted for vegetables.
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