(fis.com) Fukushima Prefecture-based octopus and shellfish are finally going on sale at supermarkets in Fukushima this week for the first time since the outbreak of the nuclear disaster in March 2011. The products first passed radioactive tests conducted by the city of Soma’s fishing association and the results and fishing locations were displayed at two supermarkets in Soma operated by York Benimaru, where the seafood was sold.

(IntraFish) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging food distributors, retailers, and food service operators to remove all fresh, frozen, canned, and processed molluscan shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, and whole and roe-on scallops) from South Korea.

(foodsafetynews.com) In another attempt to calm consumer fears, China released a five-year plan last week to upgrade its food safety regulations.

(Seafood.com) The FDA has just issued an announcement saying all Korean fresh and frozen mussels, oysters, clams, and scallops, along with any product processed or containing them, should be removed from the US market due to concerns over Noro virus. The full FDA announcement is below:

(foodnavigator.com) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced a ‘questionnaire’ to its Reportable Food Registry (RFR) in an effort to improve the programme’s information gathering capabilities.

(Xinhua) A red tide measuring more than 100 square kilometers drifting toward east China's coastline is threatening local fish and aquaculture industries, as it can suffocate marine life, local authorities said.

(IntraFish) After three years in limbo, US organic standards inch forward but are still years away. The US National Organic Program (NOP) is preparing a proposed rule for the production and certification of organic aquaculture products and expects this rulemaking process to take place over the next two years, the group said Monday.

(IntraFish) The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) aims to increase efforts in its core regions to double the market share of MSC certified products within the next five years, the organization said in a newly published five-year strategy plan.

(IntraFish) The Alabama Seafood Marketing Commission (ASMC) launching a campaign to promote seafood sold by Alabama businesses and sourced from local waters.

(SeafoodSource) The Philippines is now capable of DNA fingerprinting for fisheries, which is critical in food safety and in ensuring that global markets can trace the origin of fishery products.

(SeafoodSource) Buying sustainable seafood during their weekly shopping trips is quickly becoming a way of life for Dutch consumers. Nearly 100 percent of wild, private-label seafood sold at Albert Heijn, the Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain, and Lidl, the discount supermarket chain based in Neckarsulm, Germany, with around 10,000 stores throughout Europe, is Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified.

(SeafoodSource) The 90-day public comment period on a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed rule involving the presence of banned animal drugs on imported food ends on Tuesday.

(seafood.com) BOSTON, It's been almost two years since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and it appears many consumers have overcome their former reservations about eating Gulf seafood, according to recent research presented by the Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition at the International Boston Seafood Show here last month.

(SeafoodSource) In a reaffirmation of ongoing cooperative efforts, the Russia and U.S. coast guards have finalized and signed an agreement on joint actions dealing with increased vessel traffic and illegal and unreported fishing in the countries’ northern waters.

(IntraFish) The U.S. oyster industry