Marine Harvest Canada becomes first farm-raised salmon producer in BC to achieve three-star BAP-certification.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnamese seafood exports showed signs of recovery after two months of decline from 10.7 to 30.8 percent against the corresponding time of the previous year. This trend is mainly attributable to the rebound registered for two key items of Vietnamese exports: shrimp and pangasius.

While much of the focus in Washington is on the political implications of splitting the farm bill into two, food safety advocates are concerned because the version that cleared the House could further delay implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

(IntraFish) Just half of UK consumers trust the food industry to provide food that is safe to eat, according to exclusive research from Mintel.

Commodities which enjoyed high revenue growth included wood products, coffee, seafood and ceramics.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam and Belgium governments are discussing plans to establish a seafood distribution centre at the port of Zeebrugge in northwestern Belgium, said the Belgian Ambassador in Vietnam, Bruno Angelet, during the meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 23rd 2013.

(vasep.com.vn) In the time of a global economic slowdown, EU’s demand for goods is declining, however, during the recent years, Ukraine is becoming a new and potential market supported by high economic growth, fast development in heavy industry and national defence industry.

Argentina exported 186,653 tonnes of fish and shellfish between January and June 2013, a figure that shows a rise of 2 per cent compared to the same period in 2012, when 182,881 tonnes were shipped abroad.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Friday that would require food companies to verify that the products they import meet certain safety standards.

Japan joined the talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement on Tuesday by attending a meeting in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Japan is the 12th country to join the talks.

The export value of agro-forestry and fishery was estimated at US$2.39 billion in July, sending the total revenue to US$15.59 billion in the first seven months of 2013.

From now on, Honduras has tariff preferences for export to the European Union (EU) in the framework of the association agreement between Central America and the European bloc, which has just come into force.

The Food and Drug Administration has determined fees for the 2014 fiscal year for certain facility reinspections and penalties related to the Food Safety Modernization Act.

(vasep.com.vn) In the second quarter of 2013, Vietnam seafood exports erased the 5 percent decline of the previous quarter and started to recover thanks to higher global demand for seafood and increasing supply of raw material.

In reference to the announcement released on 29 April, 2013 regarding the first fishing season 2013. Copeinca successfully completed its first fishing season's quota.