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Mercury in fish doesn't harm heart--study

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 15:56 by Camilla Abad

Mercury obtained from consumption of fish does not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests.

FDA committee recommends more research on genetically modified salmon

Tue, 09/21/2010 - 19:44 by Anter Prakash Singh

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisers began two days of hearings to discuss whether to recommend approval of genetically modified salmon as fit for humans consumption.

Genetically modified salmon to be marketed

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 10:11 by Rakhi

Boston -- A Massachusetts company says it's close to getting federal approval to put genetically modified salmon on the market.

AquaBounty says it intends to market an "advanced hybrid" of a fast-growing Atlantic salmon that has been genetically altered with help from a Pacific Chinook salmon, McClatchy Newspapers reported Sunday.

AquaBounty's fish don't grow bigger than normal Atlantic salmon, but they grow faster.

The company achieves results by adding a growth hormone gene from the Chinook salmon along with an on-switch gene from the ocean pout, a distant relative of the salmon, to a normal Atlantic salmon's roughly 40,000 genes, McClatchy says.

I Love NY-brand smoked salmon recalled

Tue, 06/09/2009 - 00:09 by Shruti Sharma

Washington -- N.Y. Fish Inc. in New York is recalling its I Love NY-brand Imperial-European Style Smoked Salmon because it might be contaminated.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the recalled vacuum-packed 3 oz., 8 oz., 16 oz. and whole sizes of the fish might have Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.

The FDA didn't say how much of the salmon was being recalled. It was distributed to wholesale distributors and retail food stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

Scottish anglers urged to free salmon

Sat, 05/02/2009 - 21:28 by Shruti Sharma

Edinburgh, Scotland -- Scottish anglers are being urged to release all the salmon they catch during this year's spring run.

The Association of Salmon Fishery Boards said Friday that numbers of salmon dropped this year after four years of small increases, The Scotsman reported.

Salmon fishing lures thousands of visitors to Scotland every year, spending millions of pounds.

Peter Hutchinson, the assistant secretary of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, said that salmon appear to be in trouble over a wide area but the cause is unknown.

Some brands of salmon recalled in Canada

Wed, 04/01/2009 - 18:50 by admin

OTTAWA, April 1 -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume certain brands of smoked salmon and lox due to possible bacterial contamination.

The manufacturer, Niagara Smoked Fish Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario, said the products -- distributed in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta -- might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recall includes Strubs-brand "bagelox" Norwegian style Scottish style and Danish style sliced smoked Steelhead salmon; Niagara-brand smoked Steelhead and Atlantic salmon; and Ocean Jewel-brand party pack sliced smoked Atlantic salmon.