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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed on Monday, July 2nd, 2007 the first U.S./European agreement in the area of assessing food safety risk. This is the first formal international cooperation agreement EFSA has signed and the first formal step in cooperation between the two bodies.

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During a meeting on June 11th. 2007, European Fisheries and Agriculture ministers adopted a plan aimed at saving bluefin tuna, which has become a victim of its success and, thus threatened to be an endangered species as a result of excessive fishing.

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<B>A Guide to Packaging Technology for seafood Value-Addition </B>

This richly illustrated technical guide presents some recent developments in different techniques, materials and machines which can be used for packaging various types of products. This document aims to provide all necessary information to different players in the sector faced with making the best possible choices to meet specifications for a targeted market. As such, it is an excellent aid to decision-making.
Unit price: 30 Euro

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Morocco: Octopus Fishing Resuming Soon

Octopus fishers are getting ready to resume their fishing activities on June 15th, 2007. Indeed, The first day of Octopus fishing season was planned in the beginning of the month, but after evaluating live stocks, it was decided to postpone this date for two weeks.

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