The initial case was the first challenge to commercial fishing, in the 20 years since the introduction of the quota management system. May 12, 2007 A landmark fisheries decision is being appealed by three of New Zealand's largest commercial fishing companies. In March Justice Rhys Harrison found the Ministry of Fisheries' move to include kahawai in the quota management system were illegal. The Big Game Fishing Council's Richard Baker was involved in fighting the case to protect the...

The risk to people from eating fish that ate the contaminated feed was very low, officials said. Fish hatcheries, farms received contaminated feed. A second imported Chinese vegetable protein, sold as rice protein concentrate but also simply wheat flour, has been found to have been contaminated by melamine. The nitrogen-rich chemical typically is used to make plastics, but can skew tests to make ingredients like wheat flour appear more protein rich than they really are. Customers who...

Items such as canned tuna and chicken and peanut butter are particularly helpful, but any canned or boxed food is acceptable. Local residents are asked to leave non-perishable food items by their mailbox on Saturday, May 12 and your carrier will deliver it to a food bank nearby. The ranks of the hungry in Michigan are growing as more and more families are impacted by unemployment in these challenging economic times. Every person with a mailbox can participate in the 15th annual food drive,...

Thai food exporters race to meet US standards Local food processors need to quickly improve their production standards to meet US Food and Drug Administration requirements now that the United States has passed Japan as the largest market for Thai food products, officials say. Thai food exporters race to meet US standards Local food processors need to quickly improve their production standards to meet US Food and Drug Administration requirements now that the United States has passed Japan...

At a meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules on 1 May, Members discussed the US proposal -- initially submitted in March 2007 -- which represents a far-reaching effort to modify international trade rules to prohibit most government subsidies to commercial fishing (see BRIDGES Trade BioRes, 30 March 2007) At a meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules on 1 May, Members discussed the US proposal -- initially submitted in March 2007 -- which represents a far-reaching effort to...