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Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers

Seafood from Viet Nam

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Registration system launched for Chinese imports and exports

08:17 10/19/2012

(foodnavigator-asia.com) China this week launched a registration system to record the variety and origin of imported food. The measure comes as part of the government’s bid to establish a tracking system for food imports to improve safety.

New England scallopers face catch reductions

08:22 10/18/2012

(SeafoodSource) The scallop catch could be cut up to 30 percent in each of the next two years in what fishermen say would be a heavy blow to the industry.

Portugal – A good consumer market for Vietnam mollusk

08:22 10/18/2012

(vasep.com.vn) Portugal is the largest importer of bivalve mollusk and the eighth biggest consumer of cephalopod from Vietnam in the EU block. The country is one of three leading fish consumer markets in the EU after Spain and Italia. According to the report by CBI, seafood demand of Portuguese market has not been strongly impacted by economic crisis in the EU.

FDA chief says scarce funding hobbles sweeping new food safety regulations

08:21 10/18/2012

(seafood.com) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is having difficulty implementing expansive new rules to improve food safety, nearly two years after President Barack Obama signed the standards into law, because of a lack of funding.

The U.K. continues to develop MSC-certified seafood

08:21 10/18/2012

(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.

New Wind Seafood Co., Ltd sold 90 percent of shrimp to Japan

08:21 10/18/2012

(vasep.com.vn) In the eight months of 2012, New Wind Seafood Co., Ltd brought back US$8 million from shrimp export, in which Japan accounted 90 percent of its sales. The rest was shipped to South Korea and the U.S. New Wind Seafood traded high value products like breaded shrimp, tempura shrimp,…This period, sales to South Korea and the U.S. remained stable; but shrimp prices paid by Korean buyers were lower than those by Japanese ones.

Dong Thap province reached US$361.6 million of pangasius

08:20 10/18/2012

(vasep.com.vn) In the first three quarters of 2012, Dong Thap-based companies exported 130,111 MT of pangasius products and earned US$361.6 million, up 164.4 percent in volume and 10.6 percent in value from January to September 2011, fulfilling 83.94 percent of the target for 2012.

Frozen food only permitted to temporary import to re-export after MOIT issues instructions

08:43 10/17/2012

(vasep.com.vn)On 17th September 2012, Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) promulgated the official document No.8818/BCT-XNK on implementing the Directive No.23/CT-TTg by Prime Minister.

From fishing to crab farming in Indonesia

08:42 10/17/2012

(thejakartaglobe.com) Shifts in the weather have changed the lives of today’s fishermen in Bali. They no longer can predict the best days to sail and catch fish. Maybe it’s because of climate change — Balinese fishermen leave it to scientists to figure out the reasons — but nonetheless, they need an immediate alternative to be able to maintain a steady income.

U.S. Top 10: Whitefish increase in popularity

08:41 10/17/2012

(SeafoodSource) Pangasius was one of the top movers on the annual U.S. seafood Top 10 list, compiled by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) with data from the National Marine Fisheries Service. The most popular seafood species in terms of pounds per capita, are: Shrimp, canned tuna, salmon, Alaska pollock, tilapia, pangasius, catfish, crab, cod and clams.

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