Eagle Produce, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona has announced a limited recall of certain cantaloupes shipped from Arizona to upstate New York in late May, due to their potential to be contaminated with salmonella. Although no illnesses have been reported, Eagle Produce has voluntarily decided to recall the potentially affected shipments, which were sold at Sam’s Club between June 2 and June 17, 2011. …
It has been an early start for New Jersey's blueberry season and the locally grown "state fruit" is now for sale at farmers markets, pick-your-own farms, grocery stores and dedicated "Blueberry Festivals." …
RedLine Solutions has partnered with Gary Fleming, a leading expert in traceability for fresh produce, to offer PTI consulting to companies who need strategic guidance on PTI implementation planning. The combined resources and services of RedLine and Gary Fleming can help customers make sense of PTI; including how it will impact how they interact with trading partners, changes in their information systems needs, and the changes needed for their current operations to become PTI compliant. …
Ocean Choice International (OCI) today announced that it will contribute to a fund in collaboration with the Provincial Government to assist the affected workers at its Port Union shrimp processing facility. OCI will contribute up to $200,000 to the program, which will mean that affected employees will get an additional 4 weeks work (from 10 to 14 weeks). It will also mean increased earnings for employees from Employment Insurance payments. …
Last week, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources trawls began pulling in summer brown shrimp. “They came out of nowhere all of a sudden,” said DNR biologist Larry DeLancey. It was welcome news for a shrimp fleet that’s taken a beating from cheaper, farm-raised imports and higher fuel prices.
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