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Oil slick off coast of Labrador threatens food chain

By News Desk on June 11, 2020

A food chain important to Inuit in Northeastern Canada has been poisoned by a fuel slick off the coast of Labrador, potentially causing short and long-term food safety concerns.

Even when lethal impacts are not…
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Flooding from Hurricane Michael creates food safety issues across South

By News Desk on October 11, 2018

Strong winds and heavy rain continue to wreak havoc across parts of the South today as Hurricane Michael meanders out of Georgia and heads up the mid-Atlantic Coast.

The storm posted historic numbers when it…
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Flood food safety stressed with more rain coming from Harvey

By Kelsey M. Mackin on August 30, 2017

Rain, storm surges and flooding are expected to continue through the weekend, with Hurricane Harvey expected to make a second landfall today. The Texas tropical cyclone rainfall record appeared to have…
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Hurricane Harvey brings food safety challenges to millions

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on August 25, 2017
To view a larger version of this map and other Hurricane Harvey interactive maps, please click on the image to visit the National Hurricane website. Graphic courtesy of NOAA

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Warm weather warnings for shellfish lovers nationwide

By News Desk on May 19, 2017

From the Pacific Northwest to the Florida Keys, public health officials warn of increasing dangers from foodborne bacteria in raw and undercooked oysters and other shellfish as summer approaches.

“Naturally occurring bacteria in warm coastal…
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Alaska tribe establishes Sitka lab to test shellfish for biotoxins

By Cathy Siegner on May 10, 2016

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has set up an environmental research and testing lab in Sitka and plans to begin testing local shellfish for biotoxins this spring. There has reportedly been some concern about the …
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Recipe for Better Seafood Safety Opened to Public Comments

By Dan Flynn on December 17, 2014

Seafood safety, legal fishing, and proper labeling of fish might all benefit from presidential task force recommendations now open to public comments. Scheduled for publication on Dec. 18 in the Federal Register, the “Recommendations of…
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Senate Bill Would Send NOAA’s Seafood Inspection Program to Interior

By News Desk on January 3, 2014

In mid-December, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced a bill that would move the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its seafood inspections to the U.S. Department of the Interior. More broadly, the act…
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New NOAA Policies Promote Domestic Aquaculture

By Helena Bottemiller on June 10, 2011

The federal government is adopting new policies aimed at boosting aquaculture production in the U.S. at a time when Americans are eating more imported seafood than ever.

fishaquaculture-featured.jpgForeign aquaculture accounts for around half of the…

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NOAA Reopens Gulf to Deep Water Shrimp Fishing

By Helena Bottemiller on February 3, 2011

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is re-opening 4,213 square miles of Gulf of Mexico federal waters to royal red shrimping, a deep-water fish that has been prohibited in the area since November when a…

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