US ag spending bills would stoke mercury controversy, crackdown on shrimp, ease some catfish inspections
It's unusual to find many provisions of concern to seafood in US ag spending legislation, but there are quite a few in bills making their way through Congress
Nufarm’s canola oil approved by Norway for aquafeed use
Nufarm, which produces an omega-3 oil derived from canola plantations, claims that one to two hectares of canola can produce as much oil as 10t of wild-caught fish
Consumer Reports continues drumbeat against pregnant women eating tuna
The magazine stokes the issue in its July 2023 edition, also publishing a petition to get the FDA to update its tuna consumption guidelines
High rates of paralytic shellfish toxin in Alaska also threaten salmon
Yukon River king salmon livers have exceeded the FDA limit for PST
Concerns about seafood safety grow in S. Korea in advance of Japan’s Fukushima wastewater release
'The livelihood of fishers is being threatened' -- Joo Hae-gun, National Fisheries Federation
Waitrose recalls undercooked shrimp products linked to Lyons
It marks the second occasion within a year that Waitrose has had to withdraw products linked with Lyons for the presence of undercooked shrimp
Irish branch of UK retailer Iceland ordered to recall all imported frozen animal products
The Irish arm of retailer Iceland Foods has been ordered to recall and withdraw all frozen food of animal origin imported into the country since March 3
Japanese fishermen formally oppose treated water release from damaged nuclear plant
A Japanese fisheries cooperative says it fears reputational damage if treated water is released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
US blocks some Indian, Chinese shrimp imports due to drug residue
The US Food and Drug Administration blocked shrimp from entering the country three times during May as a result of finding banned antibiotics, the Southern Shrimp Alliance reports
BC turmoil leaves North America’s only ocean-based organic salmon producer vulnerable despite unique position
Creative Salmon of British Columbia says cultivating Pacific salmon does not grant them immunity from the challenges Atlantic salmon farmers face