Oceana claims victory in Chile salmon antibiotics transparency fight
The Chilean transparency council's ruling will force the country's fishing and aquaculture regulator to produce disaggregated data on salmon farmers' antibiotics use, Oceana said
Texas grocer H-E-B recalls salmon burgers over wheat
The company is offering customers a full refund for the recalled products
UCN survey: Chinese seafood consumption could fall by over 50% over COVID-19 links
Should these forecasts pan out, global seafood consumption could drop significantly because of the size of China’s population and high per capita seafood consumption
Mowi, Ducktrap sued in US court over ‘all natural’, other advertising claims
The lawsuit, filed in a Washington, DC court, clarifies that it is not a class action and does not seek damages, but only to change practices
China to import 40,000t less salmon in 2020 as coronavirus links hit demand, says exec
Salmon retail sales in China are currently 10-20% of normal levels, the CEO of a firm supplying Alibaba Group's Hema and Costco stores in the country told Undercurrent
Nuseed secures Canadian feed, food approvals for omega-3 canola
'Given Canada’s position as the largest canola production country, approval also ensures our future scalability, giving us access to a key expansion market' -- Brent Zacharias
Chile salmon industry sets new target for antibiotic reduction
Chile has made strides to cut antibiotic usage at salmon farms and has set an ambitious new target to ease consumer concerns about antimicrobial resistance
Seafood ‘more likely cause’ of Dalian outbreak than local transmission, says Chinese official
The chief epidemiologist of China's Center of Disease Control said the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Dalian was 'more likely caused by imported, contaminated seafood'
Thai shrimp sector mulls China trade with heightened controls
Panisuan Jamnarnwej of the TFFA noted that before, food was considered safe for sale once packaged up; now China has changed the rules, banning imports due to COVID traces found on packaging
Rutgers study: Best label for seafood grown in lab is ‘cell-based’
'The results suggest that "cell-based" is the best name when it comes to meeting both FDA regulations and likely consumer acceptance of these novel products' -- William Hallman