Pat Boone All-American Meats Partners With Laura Ingraham

Pat Boone All-American Meats, known for its gourmet-quality mail-order steaks and contributing 5 percent of every purchase to end world hunger, today announced an exclusive partnership with the Laura Ingraham Radio Program, making the legendary entertainer’s legacy brand of premium meats the Official Steak of the Laura Ingraham Radio Program.

USDA Announces Proposed Test & Hold Requirement For Meat & Poultry

April 7, 2011 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today is proposing a new requirement for the meat and poultry industry that, once enacted, will reduce the amount of unsafe food that reaches store shelves. With the proposed requirement, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) would be able to hold products from commerce until FSIS test results for harmful substances are received. Currently, when FSIS collects a sample for testing, the sampled products are requested but not required to be held until test results are known.

Connecticut Oysters Bring Jobs And Taste

Oysters are the largest aquaculture (under water agriculture) product in Connecticut, and because of the oyster industry Connecticut is now the leading state in the northeast for all aquaculture.

High Radiation In Japanese Fish Raises Concerns

Are you green around the gills with Monday’s news that Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Co. is dumping tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean? Experts say there’s no need for worry–at least for now.

Newport International Adopts Major Crab Sustainability Policy

April 7, 2011 Newport International

St Petersburg’s own Newport International, makers of Jack’s Catch and Pacific Cove brand seafood, along with companies that represent more than 60% of the U.S. market for imported Blue Swimming Crab have launched a major sustainability initiative designed to end the harvesting of undersized crabs.