Legal uncertainty surrounding US seafood eco-labels likely to continue
'If you can get a guaranteed payday without a heavy lift, you can expect more lawsuits. It's just smart business for law firms' -- Arlen Wasserman, founder of seafood industry consultancy Changing Tastes
Polar linked to four deaths from salmon listeria in Denmark
Four deaths between 2018 and 2024 have been traced to Polar Salmon Hjerting Laks, owned by Polar Seafood, according to local authorities
FDA delays expansion of FSMA tracing rule to mid-2029
The US Food and Drug Administration said it intends to use the extended time period to work more with stakeholders
Chinese state broadcaster exposes illegal levels of phosphates in domestic shrimp products
China's frozen shrimp market is again embroiled in a public scandal after multiple processing plants in China's Zhanjiang city were found to have breached regulations on phosphates to artificially increase product weight
Australia mandates seafood origin labeling in restaurants starting July
Australia will implement mandatory country-of-origin labeling for seafood in foodservice starting July 1, a move long advocated for by the domestic fishing industry
First Aquaculture Stewardship Council-certified feed mill in Japan is Skretting’s Imari plant
Skretting previously invested $16 million to upgrade the production line at its Imari factory in Saga, Japan
Removing intra-Canadian trade barriers could yield CAD 250bn boost, offset US trade war losses
The potential gains in liberalizing internal trade is much greater than the consequences of the disruption of trade with the US, says an economist
Bumble Bee Foods sued by fishermen alleging forced labor
The company is alleged to have violated the US Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
Marine Stewardship Council revises fishery certification objection process
'The revisions maintain the rigor and independent scrutiny of the objections process, while improving efficiency and removing barriers to accessibility' -- Marine Stewardship Council
UK researchers find new metric for omega-3 retention in farmed fish
UK researchers have developed a new metric to aid the improvement of omega-3 and nutrient retention in farmed fish