Researchers find Amchitka seafood safe for now
An independent consortium of university-based environmental scientists announced today the results from three 2004 expeditions to Amchitka Island in the western Aleutians to assess radionuclides in that marine environment. Three nuclear test shots were set off under Amchitka by the U.S. Government during a six-year period beginning in 1965. The study can be found at www.cresp.org Seafood S...Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history
Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help plot the shifting harvest of marine species, according to a study to be announced at Oceans Past a Census of Marine Life conference in Denmark on the History of Marine Animal Populations. Led by paleo-oceanographer Glenn Jones at Texas A&M University at Galveston, researchers are charting over 150 years o...By 2048 all current fish, seafood species projected to collapse
Marine species loss is accelerating and threatening human well-being, according to a report published in the 3 November issue of the journal "Species have been disappearing from ocean ecosystems and this trend has recently been accelerating," said lead author Boris Worm. "Now we begin to see some of the consequences. For exam...Non-GMO solution to seafood allergies
Seafood allergy sufferers may soon be able to eat prawns without the fear of an adverse reaction. Chinese scientists have taken a promising step towards removing from prawns the proteins that cause an allergic response without resorting to genetic manipulation, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. Li Zhenxing led the research at the Ocean University o...Malachite green adulteration in seafood exports
Seafood industry of Asian countries is in the threat of ban on their export of seafood to Canada as a recent report of imported seafood from Asian countries had the banned chemical Malachite green in the fish tissues.// Critics feel that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency should follow strict stringent rules and should test all batches of imported seafood coming into the country for th...Eating Seafood Results In Brighter Babies
Children who are born to women who eat more fish when pregnant are likely to be more sociable and brighter when compared to other children. This is because the omega-3 fatty acids are contained in fish in large quantities, according to a study conducted by the National Institutes //of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. The amount of omega-3 helps to determine the child's intelligence, fin...Specially Treated Prawns for Seafood Allergy Sufferers
Chinese scientists will soon be able to provide ‘safe prawns’ for seafood allergy sufferers. Those who are allergic to seafoods// can consume these prawns without the fear of an adverse reaction. Researchers have taken a promising step towards removing from prawns the proteins that cause an allergic response without resorting to genetic manipulation, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry &...US to Detain Seafood Imports from China
The United States added farm-raised fish and shrimp to a growing list of Chinese products deemed unsafe for US consumers, regulators said Thursday. The US Food and Drug Administration said it would block the import of farmed Chinese seafood until importers could prove the shipments were free of unsafe contaminants. The move comes just days after lawmakers urged a reca...Allergens, Food, Seafood Profile
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