Eat seafood... if you don't want to go DEAF: Getting more omega-3s might slash your risk of hearing issues, finds study
Scientists from Canada have discovered that consuming higher levels of an omega-3 found in fatty fish can help lower the chance of experiencing difficulty hearing as people get older. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Linked to Seafood Exposure Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Linked to Seafood Exposure
A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections was linked to cross-contamination during the processing of seafood.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Fukushima plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses, livelihoods
Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon. Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a…#fukushimadaiichi #yukinagasuzuki #usuiso #iwaki #suzuki #oyashio #tepco #pacificocean #march112011 #katsumasaokawa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Explainer: Why the U.S. has banned funding for Chinese lab at center of pandemic origin dispute
In a move that has more symbolic than practical impact, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed new sanctions on a Chinese lab at the center of the debate about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A nine-page
HHS memo
made public by a House subcommittee that
’s investigating the pandemic
’s origin suspends and proposes debarment of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)
“from participating in United States Federal Government procurement and nonprocurement programs.” In effect, this bars WIV from receiving U.S. government funding now and po...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Hong Kong to Ban Japan Seafood If Fukushima Wastewater Released
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hong Kong confirms seafood ban if Japan releases Fukushima water
Hong Kong's environment and ecology department head said the city will ban seafood imports from 10 Japanese prefectures if Tokyo goes ahead with a plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant into the sea. Tse Chin-wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology told…#hongkong #tokyo #fukushima #tsechinwan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Radioactive Water Worries Japan ’s Top Seafood Trade Partners
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Port of Vancouver faces cargo bottleneck during strike by waterfront workers across B.C
The Port of Vancouver is clogging up with cargo during a strike by waterfront workers across British Columbia as imported seafood has yet to be unloaded and potash exports are stuck onshore, adding to the growing bottlenecks at terminals and warehouses. The strike by 7,400 unionized waterfront…#britishcolumbia #ilwu #princerupert #vancouverisland #ilwucanada #bcmea #westcoast #northamericas #briankingston #mexico (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bluu Seafood reels in $17.5M to bring cultivated fish products to market
Bluu Seafood, a German company creating cultivated (i.e. “lab-grown”) fish products, today announced it has raised €16 million ($17.5 million) in a Series A round of funding. Founded out of Berlin in 2020 originally as Bluu Biosciences, Bluu Seafood starts with a “one-time” fish biopsy — which, it…#bluuseafood #berlin #bluubiosciences #ntrequire #bluuseafoods #singapore #fda #sonae #lbbwvc #deliveryhero (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lab-Grown Chicken Can Now Be Sold in the U.S. But Good Luck Finding Some To Buy
In an historic milestone that will irrevocably change the landscape of food, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the sale of cell-cultivated chicken—chicken grown from stem cells in a bioreactor—from two Bay Area-based food technology companies, Good Meat and Upside Foods. The approval, which arrived in company inboxes early this morning in the form of an official “Grant of Inspection,” clears the way for the production and marketing of an entirely new food category in the United States, and is likely to herald a sea change in how consumers and the industry think about ...
Source: TIME: Health - June 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate climate change Climate Is Everything Food & Agriculture healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news
Japan meets growing seafood demand but falls down value chain
SAPPORO, Japan -- While Japan's marine product exports have been growing, mostly thanks to Hokkaido's scallop and sea cucumber industries, there are fears that the nation is losing its edge when it comes to high-end exports. The fisheries sector is especially concerned with maintaining the…#sapporo #hokkaido (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Fancy Three Ingredient Fish Dish For The Summer
Are you looking for an easy and fast seafood dinner that looks and taste like the fancy fish entrées you get at a restaurant? If so, I’ve got the dish for you. A swordfish steak is a meaty, easy-to-grill seafood steak that is similar to a boneless skinless chicken breast in that it is a blank…#nantucket #swordfish #nuttybrownedbutter #pecans #troutalmondine #nuttybrownbutter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urgent warning as RAW seafood is found in ready-to-eat Waitrose snack
A labelling 'error' affected the chain's ready-to-eat Extra Large King Prawns. Customers who bought the £5.51 product have been told not to eat it over fears for their health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
It ’ s Time to Ban Cigarette Filters
Credit: WHOBy Mary AssuntaBANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 9 2023 (IPS) The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-2), held in Paris, France, from May 29 to June 02, 2023, concluded with optimism and the prospect of ending plastics pollution. Over 700 delegates from 169 Member States agreed to prepare a zero draft of agreement ahead of the third session in November this year.
Among the more important and interesting debates, health advocates attending the negotiations reported that it was essential to discuss “how to categorize the thousands of types of plastics, chemical precu...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mary Assunta Tags: Economy & Trade Environment Featured Global Green Economy Headlines Health Inequity Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
How to Help The Fishing Industry? Stop Fishing So Much
Today, June 8, is World Oceans Day, when stakeholders around the world stop to reconsider the value of ocean conservation. This year’s theme is “Planet Ocean: Tides are Changing”—making the case that by protecting the ocean we are ultimately protecting ourselves. One of its core pillars is supporting sustainable seafood, which, in some cases, means not fishing at all.
Scientists agree that at least 30% of the world’s oceans should be declared off limits to commercial exploitation in order to protect fish stocks and marine biodiversity. The fishing industry, not surprisingly, has yelped that co...
Source: TIME: Science - June 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything healthscienceclimate Londontime Oceans Source Type: news
