Fredag's prawns come from sustainable aquaculture in South East Asia. The farms were audited by an international certification body and were found to be compliant with Friend of the Sea strict sustainability requirements.
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) achieved revenues of £12.7m (Q1 2011, £25.4m) in the first quarter of 2012, on sales of 3,688 (Q1 2011, 5,954) tonnes of salmon.
In recent months, several retailers have announced they have adopted or amended policies they will only use pork suppliers who are phasing out gestation crates in their hog-raising practices.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a health hazard alert, warning consumers not to consume certain vacuum packaged fish products sold by Pusateri's Fine Foods as the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.
Inhabitants of the country's southwestern coastal region yesterday demanded that the government stop unplanned shrimp cultivation in the area to halt the illegal entrance of saline water into the region's natural water sources.
The Parliament will seek to tackle illegal fishing of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean with a vote on tightening rules on enforcing quotas and monitoring landings.
The turnover from Vietnamese fisheries exports in May hit 500 million USD, raising the sector’s total export revenue for the first five months of this year to 2.3 billion USD, up by 9.8 per cent over the same period last year.
Unified Equine is planning to set up a horse meat processing plant in western Missouri, US, after local opposition and cost considerations forced the company to stall its plans of establishing the plant at another location in the state.
Chicago, Ill.-based BaLe Meat Processing and Wholesale recalled roughly 13,200 lbs. of various raw and ready-to-eat pork roll products due to an undeclared allergen, wheat, and misbranding, said FSIS.
The Kroger Co. released a new policy statement informing its pork suppliers that the company believes the industry should work toward gestation crate-free production.
Seafood producers, buyers, marine science researchers and retailers from around the world are slated to attend the 2012 Seafood Forum: Perspectives on Sustainability from June 5-8, 2012 in St.
Fish harvested off Australia and New Zealand are free from radioactive contamination caused by the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear accident in Japan, the region's food regulator has said in light of a recent study.
The Brazilian government is calling on Indonesia to loosen policies on beef imports to allow its beef to enter the market, which has been long-dominated by Australian exporters.
