Irish-based researchers confirm plastic pollution is reaching deep into Atlantic Ocean.
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Lack of clarity in the definition of Xue Yu and difficulty in identifying the fish once it has been prepared may have contributed to widespread mislabelling.
Agriculture is one of the fastest growing food sectors but with that growth has come a worrying trend in antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
A report released from Oceana Canada,Mystery Fish: Seafood Fraud in Canada and How to Stop It, revealed alarming results of seafood fraud in the nation’s capital. Almost half of the samples tested—45 out of 98—were mislabelled. One third (33) were co
A Salmonella paratyphi outbreak associated with raw tuna or salmon was reported by the Clark County Health Department in Washington state on October 26, 2017. At least 30 people in 7 states have been confirmed ill with the outbreak strain of Salmonel
Almost two thirds of mussels in the sea around Kent are contaminated with plastic particles, research has shown.
A histamine outbreak that sickened hundreds linked to tuna was caused by potentially recurring inadequate temperature and poor hygiene conditions, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
For more than two years, bluefin tuna, a product so valued in gastronomy as scarce, is in the spotlight of traditional producers and sanitary authorities. The reason? Other fish from the same family are being traded as bluefin tuna.
Spanish authorities are investigating seven people in relation to cases of histamine poisoning from tuna.
The fishing industry and global fisheries managers need to get on board with the power of genomics to secure the future of seafood, say scientists.
The Marine Institute as the EU designated national reference laboratory for shellfish toxins and shellfish microbiology in Ireland have launched a new shellfish safety website. Incorporating a range of user friendly info-graphics and maps, the websit
A company director caught fraudulently obtaining more than £200,000 by producing fake labels so he could sell products abroad has been ordered to carry out unpaid work.
A federal court yesterday upheld the U.S. government’s Seafood Import Monitoring Program, which will require some imported seafood at risk of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud to be fully documented and traced from t
From isolated caves to ancient permafrost, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes for resistance have been showing up in unexpected places. As scientists puzzle over how genes for antibiotic resistance arise in various environments and what risks to
Ships routinely transfer fish on the open ocean. Most of the time, no one's watching.
The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis linked to eating raw seafood disarms a key host defense system in a novel way: It paralyzes a cell's skeleton, or cytoskeleton.
This website aims to inform the scientific community, consumers and stakeholders about Ciguatera Food Poisoning.
The footage shows one way that waste plastic could be entering the marine and global food chain.
FishChoice, a new online tool to help consumers and professionals efficiently and effectively balance the benefits and risks of eating seafood, has been launched by the EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project at www.fishchoice.eu.
Seafood plays an important
More than 200 people have been sickened by norovirus in three Canadian provinces linked to raw/undercooked oysters.