Mowi, Milarex warn EU proposal on smoked salmon ‘stiffening’ will jack up costs
A dispute has emerged over a new regulation that seeks to establish standardized guidelines for 'stiffening' in the processing of smoked salmon and trout, a 'key method' used by the largest salmon producers
Processing in Mexico among Japan’s strategies to salvage scallop exports
Japan exported 67,327 metric tons of scallops worth $411.2 million in 2023, 40% less volume and 25% less value than in 2022, reveals the latest seafood trade data from Japan's Ministry of Finance
Masoval finds subsidiary has been selling salmon ‘unsuitable for human consumption’
Pure Norwegian Seafood, in which Masoval bought a majority stake in 2021, sold all the group's fish in 2022; in 2023, it found fish that should have been discarded or further processed had been sold
Leroy CEO responds to more than 700 cases of listeria
Norwegian salmon farmer Leroy has addressed recent scrutiny surrounding its Leroy Midt slaughterhouse, after more than 700 cases of listeria were reported within 15 months
Unclear language by health department blamed for plummeting oyster sales in Los Angeles
Restaurants in the US city of Los Angeles, California, are facing a significant decline in oyster sales following a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Mexico
High listeria findings at Leroy slaughterhouse linked to Swedish outbreak
Over 700 cases of listeria were reported from Leroy Midt's salmon slaughterhouse within 15 months, which has been linked to an outbreak that killed seven in Sweden
Oyster distributor linked to soaring US norovirus outbreak
Health officials in the US state of California are issuing warnings about the consumption of raw oysters following reports of illnesses
Newfoundland cod processor embraces innovation to reduce waste, increase value
By the time Icewater Seafoods is finished processing an Atlantic cod, there's not much of the fish left to throw away
FDA scallop warning draws quick response from industry groups
The US Food and Drug Administration is cautioning consumers to not eat certain, live scallops, but harvester groups are stressing that their scallops aren't included in the warning
New York Times article points to few nutritional differences between wild, farmed salmon
'The main finding of our work was that there's not much difference between wild and farmed' -- Stefanie Colombo, Dalhousie University