Let’s take a closer look at how seafood fraud pulls some tricks of its own. But what is seafood fraud, you ask? To put it simply, anytime consumers or buyers purchase a seafood product that is not what they are paying for—is fraud.

Seafood products such as tiger shrimp, white legged-shrimp and tra fish in the Mekong Delta and other southern provinces have been found to have no toxic antibiotic in a quality examination of a relevant inspection agency.

(SeafoodSource) The horsemeat scandal in Europe is speeding up the European Union’s work on new food labeling regulations. As a result, seafood labels will be subject to stricter rules, including country-of-origin labeling.

(vasep.com.vn) In March 2013, the inspection delegation from Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) and the Brazilian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA) visits Vietnam to inspect and evaluate food safety and hygiene conditions of Vietnam fishery.

On March 7, 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration denied a citizen’s petition to reduce human exposure to mercury and limit allowable levels of mercury in commercially sold seafood in the United States (U.S.) by taking the following actions:

The Marine Stewardship Council has launched a bilingual French-English eco-label in Canada. More than 22 percent of Canada’s population consider French to be their primary language.

The regulatory scheme and performance of Vietnamese agencies in charge of ensuring the quality and safety of seafood at all administrative levels nationwide are in compliance with European Commission standards.

The new Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards for finfish and crustacean farms ended their 60-day public-comment period on Jan. 31 the Global Aquaculture Alliance reported.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) joined private and public sector leaders in calling for a new global seafood traceability system to give consumers, businesses, and governments full access to information about marine fishing practices.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended a 2008 agreement with China to enhance cooperation between the two countries on food and feed safety, the FDA said in a recent release.

(vasep.com.vn) WWF Sweden has recently amended its Fish Guide’s newest summary. In which, the environmental organization put Vietnam pangasius on the ‘green list’ of healthy seafood for consumption, according to Commercial mission of Vietnam Embassy in Sweden.

Thousands of poor people have risen above the poverty line in the last seven years thanks to sustainable fisheries, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam said yesterday.

(vasep.com.vn) After the success of a research project on development of improved-quality pangasius broodstock, An Giang Aquatic Breeding Production Center has provided 5,600 pangasius broodstock to three hatcheries in An Giang province.

(vasep.com.vn) In late November 2012, the ceremony titled “Celebrating Vietnam Pangasius Sector Achieving Responsible Production Target in 2012” was held in Ho Chi Minh city to honor the first five Vietnamese pangasius producers gaining ASC certification.

The European Union Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) released a number of food safety alerts for fish and fish products over the past two weeks.