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Compassion in World Farming today welcomed the return of its prestigious Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, at a ceremony in London. The Awards are the pinnacle of Compassion’s Food Business programme, providing the perfect opportunity to showcase the work of food businesses around the world that make genuine and meaningful improvements to the lives of…

Iceland has set up an investigation following two recent Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) outbreaks in the east of the country. Until recently, the country has been fairly free of this damaging and potentially costly virus and other aquaculture related diseases. In the last few weeks, however, Ice Fish Farm has been hit on at least…

Grieg Seafood today set out its future strategy, raising production and announcing plans to process more of the salmon it harvests. More detailed plans will be outlined later at a Capital Markets Day event in Stavanger under the headline “Farming The Oceans For A Better Future” Grieg Seafood, which sold its Shetland and Scottish business…

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a known and well-managed risk to food safety and human health, with extensive monitoring and mitigation measures in place. However, new research from New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute has revealed that the health of shellfish that ingest or come into contact with the algae can be negatively affected, with implications for…