Blumar, Camanchaca salmon plants added to growing Russian red-list
Two salmon factories owned by Blumar were placed on the red list of Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian veterinary authority, on Feb. 10
True World ups supply chain scrutiny as it rides strong sushi demand
The major North American sushi distributor is increasing its internal food safety requirements and demanding more sanitation testing, its president says
New York RAS salmon grower granted food safety certification
Finger Lakes Fish, a RAS grower in Auburn, New York, said in a press release that it has successfully obtained SQF certification for its 40,000-square-foot farming facility
Mowi, two more Chilean salmon suppliers blocked from Russian market
The Chilean operations of Mowi, the world’s largest salmon farmer, have been blocked from the Russian market, along with two other large producers in the South American country
Russia blocks Bakkafrost salmon with Mowi Chile, Faroe Islands plants on ‘enhanced control’
Russian authorities have blocked Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost from exporting into the country, following a ban on some major Chilean salmon exporters last year
AquaBounty plans $10m stock issue to finance construction, operations
In addition, the stock issuance will help provide working capital as AquaBounty grows out its first batches of fish
Galician innovation program to make Congalsa’s factory ‘smarter’
Participation in a Galician innovation program will allow Spanish pre-cooked and frozen processing company Congalsa to 'digitalize' its factory, making it 'smarter'
Over 1,000 now sick with norovirus from French raw shellfish
The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000, with the outbreak spurring international recalls
Philippines lifts import restrictions on Fukushima seafood
Previously, seafood from the prefectures immediately around the site of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster had required radiation tests before import
Chinese seafood pneumonia outbreak not spread beyond Wuhan, WHO says
The outbreak, which has killed one person and is believed to have infected 40 others, has not spread beyond a single seafood market in Wuhan, according to WHO