Month: March 2011

Freshfel Europe Welcomes Progress On The School Fruit Scheme

March 31, 2011 Freshfel Europe

The European Commission hosted last week a joint meeting of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets and the Advisory Committee on fruit and vegetables to evaluate the progress of the School Fruit Scheme. While some improvements remain to be introduced to increase the efficiency of the programme, the meeting noted that the scheme is now well on the way in most of the Member States, reaching 5 million school children across the EU. …

Dipped Stem Berries By JBJ Distributing, Inc.

March 31, 2011 JBJ Distributing, Inc.

Simply put Nature has provided a simple recipe for the worlds most sought after Strawberry available. …

Possible Closure Of MA Shellfish Cleansing Plant Threatens Diggers Livelihoods

March 30, 2011 Erin Ailworth, Boston Globe

The clams and the dozens of workers who dig them may not be happy for much longer as the decades old purification plant the only state-supported facility of its kind in the nation faces a shutdown under Governor Deval Patricks proposed budget cuts. …

Tasting The Future Of Farmed Seafood

March 30, 2011 Louise Westlake, CNN

Aquaculture — the farming of fish and sea creatures under controlled conditions — is the fastest growing area of animal food production and now accounts for around half the world’s consumed seafood. …

Stavis Seafoods Launches Three New Innovative Seafood Items

March 30, 2011 Stavis Seafoods, Inc.

Stavis Seafoods, a leading international importer, exporter and distributor of fresh and frozen seafood, recently unveiled three new additions to its line of retail-friendly seafood. Stavis announced it expanded its Foods From the Sea brand by including Cooked Mussels and a Seafood Medley to the line. Stavis also added Hard Clams to its premium shell fish brand, Prince Edward. …