Published: Sep 14, 2012 By: FBR

Lonrho's Oceanfresh seafood division has been granted exclusive tuna fishing rights over five years in Mozambique.

Published: Sep 14, 2012 By: John Wood

Meat processors have welcomed the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) new plan for official meat controls and how they should be financed.

Published: Sep 13, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Taiwan has implemented a new policy which requires restaurants and food vendors to specify declare the country of origin on beef products, in order to help consumers make informed choices.

Published: Sep 13, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The FSA Board today agreed the future approach to working with the industry on delivering meat official controls and how this should be paid for.

Published: Sep 13, 2012 By: Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia has increased meat imports significantly this year, with the value of poultry meat imports doubling, according to data from the country’s Federal Customers Service.

Published: Sep 13, 2012 By: Vladislav Voronitkov

Russian authorities are considering a ban on the import of cattle from the US as a result of alleged “gross violations” of veterinary standards by suppliers.

Published: Sep 12, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published the Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2011.

Published: Sep 12, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme now has a two-star certified operation that farms and processes tilapia in Costa Rica.

Published: Sep 12, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

China and Denmark have agreed to co-operate more closely on livestock production, with a particular focus on sharing knowledge and expertise on pig farming.

Published: Sep 12, 2012

Canada's top-quality seafood industry will have the opportunity to showcase its products to celebrity chefs and journalists from around the world with the support of the Harper Government and the Government of New Brunswick.

Published: Sep 11, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The United States dominates the global meat snacks market with jerky-style products boasting good growth in recent years.

Published: Sep 11, 2012 By: FBR

US-based Shaw’s Supermarkets has introduced several new seafood species, including swordfish, to mark the one-year anniversary of its commitment to seafood sustainability.

Published: Sep 10, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, during its August meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, elected a new Chair and Vice Chair for the 2012-2013 Council year. Doug Boyd of Texas, who was appointed to the Council in 2010, was elected Chair.

Published: Sep 10, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced that the Ozernaya River sockeye fishery in southwest Kamchatka has been certified as a sustainable fishery and will receive the MSC ecolabel.

Published: Sep 10, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Organic foods – including meat – are not necessarily more healthy than conventional foods, according to new research from the US.

Published: Sep 08, 2012

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the upscaling of the Scheme for Infrastructure Development for Food Processing Industries - setting up of new abattoirs / modernisation of existing abattoirs.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Peru’s agricultural production grew by 3.9% year-on-year in January to July this year, driven in part by strong performance by its livestock sector.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

A shipment of 22,000 Australian sheep, which was stranded off the coast of Bahrain for days, has finally been unloaded at Karachi port in Pakistan.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

A new DNA-based test has been created to determine the authenticity of Aberdeen Angus beef (AAB) from field to fork.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: FBR

US food company Hillshire Brands plans to focus on core brands, pursue acquisitions, and introduce new products, in order to achieve profitable growth over the next three years.