China ban may be too late to rescue US shrimpers
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ORIENTAL, N.C. -- A rash of safety scares that caused some Chinese imports to be pulled off store shelves -- including poisoned toothpaste, lead-tainted toys , and contaminated pet food -- has spiked demand for products made in the United States. But in the case of shrimp , America's favorite seafood, there is not enough to go around.
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China has suspended imports from several major U.S. meat processors, the latest indication the government may be retaliating as its products are turned back from overseas because of safety concerns.
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Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.
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The Bush administration yesterday said Chinese and Vietnamese shrimp are sold at unfairly low prices in the United States, siding with US fishermen as they try to fend off overseas competition.
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By Ryan Burr, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 13--Mandatory reductions in red snapper catch, which recreation fishermen have fought and dreaded, likely will take effect later this month.
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The European Union has no plans to ban  imports of Chinese seafood despite a U.S. ban on shipments of  farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood from the Asian  country, a spokesman for the EU&#39;s health chief said.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States fears China may be violating international bans on chemical and biological weapons and is not doing enough to curb the spread of missile technology to states such as North Korea and Iran, U S officials said yesterday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it is banning the import from China of five species of fish because they may be contaminated with medications.
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-- At least 1 million pounds of suspect Chinese seafood landed on American store shelves and dinner plates despite a Food and Drug Administration order that the shipments first be screened for banned drugs or chemicals, an Associated Press investigation found.
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China suspends US meat products amid international calls for it to improve food safety controls.
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China has suspended imports from several major U.S. meat processors, including the world's largest, in the latest indication the government may be retaliating as its products are turned back from overseas because of safety concerns.
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Federal authorities, under fire for responding slowly to tainted Chinese imports , yesterday said they will halt shipments of five fish species sent from China because they are laced with dangerous chemicals.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 3--Before the new year, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller wrote a letter to the head of the House Committee on Resources urging him to look into the National Marine Fisheries Service's controversial regulations on red snapper.
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The Bush administration proposed new steps on Thursday it says China must take to ensure the safety of food and other exports, but it remained unclear if the measures would be embraced by Beijing.
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Small and inexpensive steps could go a long way towards rescuing the Western Pacific&#39;s dwindling population of giant sea turtles, an expert said here Thursday.
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Scientific studies on deep sea vents may not be as damaging to a unique shrimp species as previously feared.
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A Key Chinese official criticized a U.S. ban on its seafood as `'indiscriminate," and urged closer cooperation on food safety between the two trading partners, state media said Saturday.