Food safety & handling

CANADA - Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) has begun construction of a value-added processing facility that will provide more healthy and convenient salmon products to its customers.

CANADA & CHINA - A new lobster quality initiative between Nova Scotia and Tmall-Alibaba, an online retail company in China, will set a premium quality standard for exported Nova Scotia lobster.

CHINA - Please join the Global Aquaculture Alliances Best Aquaculture Practices division in welcoming the worlds first BAP-certified crawfish facility to the third-party certification programme, the organization announce…

AUSTRALIA - When it comes to controversial science issues, scientists need to rethink their approach to engaging the public, according to the authors of a new study looking at women's attitudes towards genetically modifi…

CANADA - Ian Smith, CEO of Clearwater Seafoods Inc. has announced that more than C$5 million in new investments in Clearwater's market-leading Arctic surf clam fishery.

US - Hazardous levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin that accumulates in shellfish, have been linked to warmer ocean conditions in waters off Oregon and Washington for the first time by a NOAA-supported research team, l…

GLOBAL - A sea cucumber farming operation in Madagascar has received a $2.75 million investment from Aqua-Spark - the sustainable aquaculture investment fund.

US - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a video series, designed to assist the seafood industry and federal and state regulators in better understanding specific concepts described in the FDAs Fish a…

GERMANY - A researcher in Germany is studying why fish sometimes smells 'fishy' and why customers often smell other aromas when they buy fish.

UK - Seafish's regulation team has recently been made aware of an issue with some tuna that is being placed on the UK market.

JAPAN - Dainichi Corporation is one of Japan's main seafood and aquaculture firms. Located by the Uwa Sea in Ehime prefecture, it employs 140 people in three cities in Japan and one in the US. Since its foundation in 198…

Chronic Inflammation is a symptom of virtually every disease. Inflammation plays a major role in the development of the well known chronic problems of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, eye disease, mood disorde…

US - A new study has shown that toxins from freshwater algal blooms, a growing problem in lakes and rivers worldwide, can also contaminate coastal waters and marine shellfish.

JAPAN - Although fish is popular in Japan, its distinct smell is enough to turn some consumers off. But recent work at Kindai University might catch on with them; at least, that is what researchers are hoping for. The Un…

A new report from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has found that US seafood consumption is making a steady increase.

JAPAN - Five years ago, the largest single release of human-made radioactive discharge to the marine environment resulted from an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.

INDIA - The European Union (EU) has revised its regulation to strengthen inspection norms for aquaculture products from India intended for human consumption, reports Basudev Mahapatra.

FINLAND - Eutrophication and brownification change phytoplankton community structure and decrease the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids in lakes.

INDIA - Outbreaks of ciguatera in Indias coastal city of Mangaluru is seen as an indication that a part of the marine fishery in the region might have toxin accumulation in their tissues. More than 100 people in the city…

Scientists looking for traces of a type of E. coli bacteria contamination in foods soon could have a new detection method on their hands - turning off the lights to see if the bacteria glow in the dark.