Residue Testing Shows Low Positive Level
In 2009, just 0.3 per cent of samples from Irish animals and products were positive for residues according to the the National Residue Control Plan for 2009.

Myths and Benefits of Shellfish
Shellfish have been given the green light as far as healthy eating is concerned, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Impacts of Increasing Meat Consumption
Continuing along the existing global trajectory of increasing meat and dairy consumption is likely to lead to further agricultural intensification of both crop yields and farm animal production systems plus, in the case of the ‘western high meat’ diet,...

South Korea Food Processing and Ingredients Bi-Annual Report 2010
Korea is a major importer of raw materials and ingredients for food processing. About 70 per cent of food products in Korea are imported, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The size of the Korean food processing industry is estimated...

Energy Use in the U.S. Food System
Energy use and the carbon footprint of fod production are raising concerns according to a new report for the USDA Economic Research Service by Patrick Canning, Ainsley Charles, Sonya Huang, Karen R. Polenske, and Arnold Waters.

Automated Slaughter Line For Salmon
Automatic bleeding based on machine vision and robot technology: Norway is now operating the first salmon slaughter line in the world to use such techniques. The innovation makes for more rational operation, says the system’s pilot operator.

Irish Export Growth Set to Resume
The outlook for Ireland's food sector is improving, according to Padraig Brennan, Strategic Information Services at Bord Bia.

CHP Opportunities Right for Food and Beverage Processors
An emerging confluence of legislation, funding, and technical progress regarding alternative energy conversion and energy efficiency is resulting in new opportunities for industrial energy systems implementations, writes Comas Haynes in PoultryTech at...

Understanding China's Fish Trade and Traceability Systems
A forthcoming European Union (EU) regulation to combat illegal fishing will require that China obtain and manage catch certificates for all fish raw materials potentially destined for EU markets. A report by Shelley Clarke for Traffic East Asia explains...

The Science Behind Fish Welfare and Food Safety
It is well known that the welfare of farmed fish can have dramatic affects on food quality, but, the relationship between farmed fish and food safety is yet to be fully understood, writes Adam Anson, TheMeatSite.

Dioxin Discovery Leads National Residue Plan Results
The discovery of dioxin in samples of pig fat is the major feature in the Irish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF) results of testing carried out under the National Residue Control Plan for 2008, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris...

Shrimp Markets in the EU and US
The US shrimp market has shown signs of struggle in the midsts of the economic recession and the European market for shrimp continues to be weak with both demand and prices remaining low. Adam Anson, TheCattleSite, combines and summarises market reports...

Tuna Market Report - Europe - June 2009
Imports of canned tuna into the EU marginally increased by 1 per cent to 396 400 MT last year from 391 400 tonnes in 2007. This report was prepared by Helga Josupeit, FAO GLOBEFISH 2009

Overview of the Austrian Food Processing Sector
The Austrian food processing industry plays a major role in Austria’s economy, according to a report from the USDA Foreign Agricul;tural Service.

Antimicrobial Wash Better Than Chlorine
US - A new technology that kills pathogens on food at home and in restaurants, grocery stores, beverage-manufacturing and food-processing facilities has been licensed to the maker of FIT Fruit and Vegetable Wash.