(SeafoodSource) The University of Nottingham has added Marine Stewardship Council certification to its accolades, allowing it to serve MSC certified sustainable fish to over 32,000 students. The University follows Nottingham’s city and district primary schools which became MSC certified in July 2011.

(fis.com) An expert suggesting people wash hairy crabs with a sodium bicarbonate solution to avoid pesticide residues has sparked a heated discussion online concerning food safety, with the best season for crabs just around the corner.

(vasep.com.vn) All facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food products intended for consumption in the U.S. are required to register and renew their registrations every 2 years with FDA under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The first biennial registration renewal period was scheduled from October 1 to December 31, 2012.

(vasep.com.vn) Quality certification programs are increasingly popular in seafood export and trade promotion in the international market. Therefore, many Vietnam seafood processors and exporters, especially those in pangasius industry, have been actively investing in fish farming area and processing facilities to meet international quality and food safety requirements.

(TheFishSite) thanksProjects helping the UK fishing industry and others in the supply chain to comply with traceability regulations could be subsidised by the EU.

(foodnavigator-asia.com) Independent sustainability certification is rapidly becoming a must for Asian seafood producers and suppliers if they are to remain competitive in the West, according to agency.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam shrimp exports to Japan reached US$60 million per month, representing nearly 30 percent of total shrimp exports nationwide.

(foodnavigator.com) Indonesia’s premier food processing authority has come out strongly against a controversial plan that would make halal certification a must for the country’s entire food and beverage supply chain.

(IntraFish) The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program is shifting its focus to mussels after developing certification standards for facilities that raise shrimp, salmon, tilapia, pangasius and channel catfish, according to a GAA report.

(The Saigon Times Daily) Inspection teams of the European Union and the United States are in Vietnam to supervise the quality of agro-aquatic products of local companies with their shipments bound for these two markets.

(Vietnamnet) On August 31, Japanese competent agencies ordered to examine 100 percent of the consignments of shrimp products imported from Vietnam. The Ethoxyquin content must not be higher than 0.01 ppm, while the products which cannot satisfy the strict requirement must be refused.

(vasep.com.vn) All facilities that are required to register must renew their registrations during the period beginning on October 1 and ending on December 31 of each even-numbered year. The first registration renewal cycle will be held from October 1 to December 31, 2012. Registration continues to be free and can be done by the companies themselves.

(fis.com) Thousands of pangasius or tra fish farmers in the Mekong Delta have adopted the Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) standards following the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's (MARD) encouragement.

(seafood.com) Japan has imposed tough restrictions on domestic farming of bluefin tuna as the young ones caught from the ocean for rearing in captivity do not get the chance to lay eggs thereby depleting stock of the high-demand fish.

(IntraFish) Results from a market research survey, sent to IntraFish by the MSC, reveal consumer awareness of the organization’s signature blue label declined by 2 percent over the past two years, from 23 percent in 2010 to 21 percent in 2012.