Seafood

Seafood covers the gamut of issues: health - through consumption of poly-unsaturated fatty acids and dangers - through potentially increased consumption of heavy metals; questions about sustainable sourcing; and big issues around new product development to make fish and shellfish (molluscs) more acceptable to consumers. Don’t waste time fishing around for essential information when you can get it from one informed source.

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Fishy business

30-Jan-2012 - The Paramount 21 story started for me 10 years ago when I was invited down to its former site in Brixham, Devon (I was working for a Marks & Spencer supplier at the time).

UK fish processors to rely on Norwegian imports

27-Jan-2012 - Demand from UK processors for frozen fish from Norway is expected to grow significantly, fuelled by lower prices and consumers’ preference for frozen product, according to industry experts.

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Scottish salmon farming creates 400 jobs

24-Jan-2012 - Multi-million pound investment in the Scottish salmon industry has created more than 400 jobs over the past two years, a leading industry expert will tell a scientific meeting in Dundee this evening (January 24).

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Workers spread norovirus in the workplace

04-Jan-2012 - Workers infected with norovirus could put firms at risk of poisoning consumers through contaminated products, experts have warned.

Young’s to axe 555 jobs at Cumbrian Seafoods

04-Jan-2012 - “Bitterly disappointing", is how Labour MP for Easington, Grahame Morris summed up his reaction to the news that Young’s Seafood is to axe 550 jobs at Cumbrian Seafoods.

Food industry could be hit by GLA budget cuts

01-Jan-2012 - The policing of food industry employment standards could suffer if the Gangmasters Licensing Authority's (GLA's) remit widens while its budget is cut, as is feared.

Meat sealing tray skin packs a punch

01-Jan-2012 - Top sealing technology specialist G Mondini-Ulma has introduced a tray skin system for use with its Evo and Trave range of machines with the aim of revolutionising the sealing of meat, poultry, fish and ready meals.

Commercial momentum increases for Crisp Sensation

01-Jan-2012 - The first commercial products made using Crisp Sensation's coating technology will hit shelves in mid-2012, according to Axel Graefe, sales and marketing director, Europe, for the company.

‘Victory’ claimed for UK fishing but Scots ‘frustrated’

19-Dec-2011 - The British government has claimed “victory” for the UK fishing industry after the annual Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) negotiations ended last week. But the Scottish government voiced “huge frustration”.

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Young’s Seafood cuts 70 jobs at Cromer Crabs

16-Dec-2011 - Frozen seafood firm Young’s is to axe 70 jobs at its Cromer Crab Company after describing current staffing levels as “unsustainable.”

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570 jobs secured with Young’s Cumbrian acquisition

07-Dec-2011 - More than 570 jobs have been secured with the announcement that Young’s Seafood has acquired fellow fish firm Cumbrian Seafoods for an undisclosed sum.

Seafood Manufacturing Company of the Year

05-Dec-2011 - Sponsored by: Food Manufacture Shortlisted: Keltic Seafare, Lossie Seafoods and Young's Seafood

Shelf-life and yield management solution for fish

05-Dec-2011 - Slovenian firm Vitiva has launched a line of natural solutions for increasing the shelf-life and yield management of processed fish.

UK oysters: threat or Xmas opportunity?

05-Dec-2011 - More than three-quarters of oysters tested from UK growing beds contained norovirus, according to recent research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Politicians ready to fillet fish cheats

21-Nov-2011 - Illegal fishing, which now accounts for 15% of world catches according to EU calculations, distorts the market for fish, and threatens the viability of honest businesses that refuse to deal with criminals, warned politicians.