Smokehouse LLC Recalls Batch Of Portier Fine Foods Norwegian Smoked Salmon

April 4, 2011 FDA

The Smokehouse LLC of Mamaroneck, New York, is conducting a voluntary recall of PORTIER FINE FOODS Norwegian Smoked Salmon of various size packages including 4 oz., 8 oz., 16 oz. and random weight sizes, Batch Code 066 only, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Phillips, Competitors Agree To Minimum Crab Size In Asian Markets

In the two decades that Baltimore’s Phillips Foods has been importing crabmeat from Asia, fishermen in countries such as Indonesia have had to work harder for each catch and their harvests have yielded increasingly smaller blue swimming crabs.

Price Chopper Joins Partnership To Evaluate Best Source For Seafood

Price Chopper said Thursday morning that it is joining with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and Trace Register to help it further develop its programs to ensure that its seafood comes from “the most sustainably managed and maintained fisheries of the world.”

Make It Cinco De Mango This Year

April 4, 2011 National Mango Board

Mangos are the perfect feature for retailers Cinco de Mayo promotions, according to the National Mango Board (NMB). The fun, festive fruit captures the essence of the Mexican holiday and helps shoppers enjoy the festivities in a new way as Cinco de Mango. The 2011 mango crop is shaping up to align nicely with the early May push, so retailers can reap the benefits of ample supplies, outstanding quality and multiple varieties in the marketplace.

U.S. House Passes H.R. 872, Western Growers’ Tom Nassif Releases Statement

April 4, 2011 Western Growers

Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 in a bipartisan vote, 292-130.