Standard for seafood processors is updated

The global standard setting out good practice for seafood processing has been updated to provide more clarity on food safety measures. The latest edition of the Seafood Processing Standard (SPS), published yesterday, is part of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification programme. All operators seeking cerification under the programme must comply with the new…

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More honours for salmon firm

Salmon specialist JCS Fish are  week celebrating no fewer than six ‘Great Taste’ stars across its range of smoked fish products. BigFish Traditional Smoked Salmon and BigFish Traditional Smoked Sea Trout were recognised for the third year running in these awards, this time with two ‘Great Taste Stars’ each, while BigFish Signature Smoked Trout and…

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Young’s owner may seek Stock Exchange listing – report

THE company which runs Young’s Seafood may soon make a bid to list on the London Stock Market, according to reports. Grimsby-based Young’s is the UK’s largest seafood business and a major supplier of farmed salmon. Owned by the private equity firm CapVest, it is now part of the Eight Fifty Group, which also includes…

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Masked gunmen burn down Cermaq offices

The offices of Cermaq Chile have been burned to the ground in an arson attack after four armed intruders raided the Coipue site in the country’s La Araucania region, reports cooperative.cl. The masked gunmen set fire to the premises before firing off ten rounds of bullets at the site. They left behind pamphlets protesting against…

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Salmon supplier scoops international award

LEADING salmon and trout supplier JCS Fish is celebrating another international award for its BigFish Signature Smoked range. The Grimsby based company has won a Silver Quality Award from the International Quality Institute Monde Selection in Brussels, which has been certifying the quality of products from around the world for nearly 60 years. It was…

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Marel order book never higher

THE head of Marel, the global seafood and food processing equipment supplier, has declared that its finances remain string and order book remains have never been higher despite the challenges posed by Covid-19. CEO Arni Oddur Thordarson today announced revenues of 302 million euros (€) for the first quarter of 2019 coupled with an 8.4…

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Ahead of the curve – Steen

Heralding a new era of skinners A NEW generation of skinners from Belgian outfit Steen has seen improvements to the company’s original techniques which keep it ahead of the game in relation to current health and hygiene regulations. In practice, both the ST700T table skinner and ST700V automatic skinning machine have knives which can be…

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