Seafood – Page 53

  • Seafood Week runs from 9-16 October
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    Seafood Week coming soon

    2015-08-20T10:00:00Z

    The seafood industry is being urged to join others in getting behind Seafood Week - the biggest celebration of seafood in the UK, which will run from 9-16 October this year.

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    Japan a crucial market for Scottish seafood

    2015-08-18T16:21:00Z

    In a bid to raise the profile of Scottish seafood, producers have come together to visit this week’s Japanese Seafood Exhibition, which attracts over 1,200 exhibitors and around 35,000 visitors.

  • It is recommend that American eat two servings – or about eight ounces - of seafood weekly
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    Consumers missing out on seafood benefits

    2015-08-06T12:15:00Z

    According to a study conducted by the USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists, while most US consumers eat some seafood, the amounts are inadequate to meet federal dietary guidelines.

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    Seafood farmers support call for new Aquaculture Act

    2015-08-04T15:21:00Z

    Canada’s seafood farmers and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance are supporting the unanimous recommendations by the Senate Standing Committee of Fisheries and Oceans including the call for a new national Aquaculture Act, the first federal act of its kind in Canada.

  • Morrisons is one of three UK supermarkets increasing transparency over the sourcing of their seafood products
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    UK supermarkets disclose seafood sources

    2015-07-29T11:08:00Z

    Three major UK supermarkets are working to increase transparency over the sourcing of their seafood products as part of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP).

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    Training on offer at World Seafood Congress

    2015-07-23T11:17:00Z

    This year’s World Seafood Congress will offer delegates a bespoke range of training courses aimed at equipping industry professionals with specialist skills.

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    EU and Norway agree on seafood market access

    2015-07-22T11:06:00Z

    The European Union (EU) has reached a new agreement with Norway to allow for better access to the EU market for Norwegian seafood.

  • Project partners are developing sensors to detect harmful toxins and pharmaceutical agents that can be found in seafood
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    ECsafeSEAFOOD detects harmful toxins

    2015-07-15T10:18:00Z

    An EU-funded project is making progress in developing sensors to detect harmful toxins and pharmaceutical agents that can be found in seafood.

  • Phil MacMullen: “The Strategic Investment Fund aims to provide us with a flexible, ‘light touch’ means of commissioning research and development”
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    Strategic funding for seafood industry projects

    2015-06-30T16:36:00Z

    Seafish, the industry authority on seafood, has launched a new £750,000 Strategic Investment Fund to support seafood industry projects.

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    Automated box chilling system speeds up seafood packing

    2015-06-30T16:07:00Z

    Seafood, meat and poultry currently packed with water ice or dry ice in boxes can be chilled more safely and efficiently when using the DRI PACK® automated box chilling system which uses the chilling power of carbon dioxide (CO2) snow, according to manufacturer Linde LLC.

  • It is estimated that 3.5 million pieces of new plastic enter the world’s oceans daily Photo: UNEP GRID Arendal/Lawrence Hislop
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    Tackling the issue of seafood packaging

    2015-06-08T14:51:00Z

    The Association of International Seafood Professionals (ASIP) is in talks with Shiva Balivada, a father of nanotechnology applications in India and co-founder of Polar Bear International, to tackle the issue of plastic packaging.

  • Processing in a Vietnamese seafood factory
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    Consolidation is the key for Vietnam’s seafood processors

    2015-06-04T11:46:00Z

    There are big changes afoot in Vietnam’s seafood processing industry.

  • The 23rd Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global was a record-breaking edition
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    Record-breaking Seafood Expo Global

    2015-06-03T12:04:00Z

    The 23rd edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, held in Brussels in April, covered a record-breaking 36,063m² - making it the largest meeting place in the world for seafood professionals.

  • The GFTC has received a $1.3 million grant to support efforts to design a common technology architecture for seafood traceability. Credit: Lucarelli/CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Seafood traceability architecture grant

    2015-05-26T14:27:00Z

    The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) has received a $1.3 million grant to support efforts to design a common technology architecture for seafood traceability and related communications, education, and training efforts.

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    M&J Seafood commits to BAP

    2015-05-20T09:29:00Z

    Fresh Direct Group’s M&J Seafood has announced that it is adding 18 new four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified prawn items to its product range.

  • Women are often barred from some seafood related jobs, such as going to sea on-board fishing vessels Photo: FAO Aquaculture photo library/FAO SEC
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    The role of women in the seafood industry

    2015-05-13T15:03:00Z

    A new report aims to increase the consciousness of business leaders and policy makers about the value that women bring to the seafood industry and not to overlook them when making new investments or taking on new projects.

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    Fuller’s joins Sustainable Seafood Coalition

    2015-05-12T10:30:00Z

    Today Fuller’s Inns joins the Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC) as its first new member since the launch of the sourcing and labelling codes in September 2014.

  • The special prize for Health & Nutrition was awarded to Marine Harvest
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    Salmon Brands takes top seafood prize

    2015-04-22T07:38:00Z

    Norway’s Salmon Brands has been awarded the top prize in the 15th annual Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition at Seafood Expo Global.

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    Better seafood labelling demanded in Australia

    2015-04-16T10:32:00Z

    An alliance of environmental and industry groups have called for clear seafood labelling in Australia.

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    Haikui Seafood set for growth

    2015-04-15T11:58:00Z

    China’s Haikui Seafood is expecting “stable growth” for 2015 after recording a 2.9% increase in revenue in 2014, despite a difficult market.