Month: January 2012

USDA Awards Grant To University Of Nebraska-Lincoln For E. Coli Research

January 24, 2012 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it has awarded a research grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to help reduce the occurrence and public health risks from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) along the entire beef production pathway. Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, acting director of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), is scheduled to award the $25 million grant to the UNL-lead research team today at the university in Lincoln. …

Superior Farms Outlines New East Coast Strategy

January 24, 2012 Superior Farms

Superior Farms announced the opening of a new, efficient facility and expanded local distribution in Boston. Superior Farms also announced today a distribution partnership with Crescent Packing, a local meat distributor for the New York metro market. Customers in Boston and New York metro will now receive the service of a local distributor coupled with the resources of the largest lamb company in North America. …

Ipswich & SFP Partner On Sustainable Seafood Procurement Strategy

January 24, 2012 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

The Ipswich Shellfish Group and the international nonprofit organization Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) today announced a partnership to develop a comprehensive sustainable seafood procurement strategy. SFP will work with the Ipswich Shellfish Group to develop a seafood procurement strategy geared toward offering the most sustainable sources of wild-caught and farmed seafood to their customers.
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MSC Responds With Corrections Regarding ASMI Statements

January 24, 2012 Marine Stewardship Council

On Tuesday, January 17, the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), the client for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of Alaska salmon, announced that seven of 43 members of the client group are withdrawing support for independent assessment for a third consecutive MSC certification for sustainability. Since then, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has made statements about its own, locally developed scheme compared to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for the certification of sustainable and well-managed fisheries.
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Alliance Select Foods International Wins Big US Deal

January 24, 2012 James A. Loyola, Manila Bulletin

Alliance Select Foods International announced that it has bagged major supply deals for smoked salmon in the US as it now claims to being Southeast Asia’s largest producer of smoked salmon. …