All Fish articles – Page 69

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    Developing nations face fish rule burden

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Retailers' standards with regards to safety, quality and traceability in fish supply are placing increasingly bewildering burdens on developing countries, the UN has heard. The 10th meeting of the FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade was told...

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    It's all work and no play in today's fast-paced world

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    It wasn't supposed to be like this. Karl Marx predicted that in the rationally organised economy of the future we would be able to "hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticise after dinner, just as I have a...

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    It's all work and no play in today's fast-paced world

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    On the importance of getting the work-life balance rightIt wasn&'t supposed to be like this. Karl Marx predicted that in the rationally organised economy of the future we would be able to &"hunt in the morning, fish in the...

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    Irish face crackdown on use of plastic bags

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Retail plastic bag consumption in Ireland is on the increase - despite the introduction of a controversial levy four years ago. Smaller plastic bags used to carry fresh meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are exempt from the...

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    in the can

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Tuna fishing in the four main areas continues to be poor, resulting in higher raw material costs. Bangkok touched $1,000 tonne briefly before easing to $950, Indian Ocean fish is $1,050 a tonne with Atlantic and Eastern Tropical...

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    Salmon farmers vow to shame their critics

    2006-05-27T00:00:00Z

    A new mood of militancy among Scottish fish ­producers is being taken further with a vow by the Scottish Salmon Producers&' Organisation to name and shame its critics.The SSPO is already involved in a dispute with Birds Eye...

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    No Catch...Just Cod gets big win at Scots awards

    2006-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Farmed organic cod produced by Johnson Seafarms hooked the top prize at this year's Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards, sponsored by The Grocer. The company, entering the competition for the first time, scooped the supreme award...

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    Commodities Update: pilchards, sardines, tuna, salmon

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Pilchards and sardines pricier due to fuel blow...retailers reluctantly leaving behind salmon bogofs...consolidation move scrapped. Oil costs hit prices. Price rises on new season Moroccan pilchards and sardines are blamed on...

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    No Catch...Just Cod gets big win at Scots awards

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Farmed organic cod produced by Johnson Seafarms hooked the top prize at this year's Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards, sponsored by The Grocer.The company, entering the competition for the first time, scooped the supreme...

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    No Catch...Just Cod gets big win at Scots awards

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Farmed organic cod produced by Johnson Seafarms hooked the top prize at this year's Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards, sponsored by The Grocer.The company, entering the competition for the first time, scooped the supreme...

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    No Catch...Just Cod gets big win at Scots awards

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Farmed organic cod produced by Johnson Seafarms hooked the top prize at this year's Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards, sponsored by The Grocer.The company, entering the competition for the first time, scooped the...

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    Organic cod triumphs at Scottish awards

    2006-05-12T07:53:00Z

    Organic cod farmed in the Shetland Islands has triumphed at the 2006 Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards.The “No Catch” Organic Cod, produced by Johnson Seafarms at Vidlin in the north of the Shetland Islands, scooped the supreme award...

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    The Saturday Essay

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Birds Eye's new advertisement for its salmon products - which says that farmed salmon are pink because of a "synthetic colorant" - has veered way off course and I am very disappointed that it has chosen to take this cynical approach...

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    On the Campaign Trail: Ryvita Goodness Bars; Carlsberg; John West Light Lunch; Walkers Sensations

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The triumph of goodness over evil... Carlsberg's legendary line-up... Fit as a fish for John west... Charlotte Church's new sensation... Budget £2m Manufacturer Ryvita. Ryvita's Goodness Bars are portrayed as the antidote...

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    Omega-3:wonder food or fad?

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Has the ubiquitous fatty acid become a victim of its own success? Geoff Igharo investigates. Omega-3 seems to be this year's wonder food. Advocates claim the essential fatty acid, primarily found in oily fish and seeds, has all...

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    Commodities Update: strawberries, corned beef, salmon

    2006-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Shortage of canned strawberries...bureaucratic chaos disrupts corned beef...icicle seafoods acquires kodiak salmon packers...With only three Spanish canners packing strawberries this season, there is growing concern over...

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    Salmon farmers' fury over Birds Eye TV ad

    2006-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Farmed salmon producers have called on Birds Eye to withdraw a TV ad that calls into question the feed they give their fish. The execution, which aired this week, shows broadcaster and restaurant critic Richard Johnson on a boat at...

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    Waitrose line-caught move for cod, haddock

    2006-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has become the first supermarket to ensure all its fresh and smoked cod and haddock is line-caught - and plans to increase its range of line-caught fish later in the year. Line catching uses baited hooks instead of trawled nets. By...

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    Cains - more than able

    2006-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Liverpool will be famous for premium lager, says Sonya Hook Former customers of the Dusanj brothers' old fish and chip shop in Kent would no doubt be surprised to discover the same pair now making waves in the UK's beer...

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    Shortfall in salmon

    2006-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Problems in the salmon industry are likely to create a shortfall in supplies of farmed salmon over Easter, Young's has warned. Colder than normal water in Scandinavia and Scotland has slowed the growth of farmed salmon, which means...