Month: February 2012

Ohio Firm Recalls Salads Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

February 3, 2012 USDA FSIS

Greencore USA, a Cincinnati, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 23 pounds of chef salad products. The salads contain eggs that are the subject of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall due to concerns about contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. …

Allison’s Gourmet Kitchens Recalls Prepared Salads That Contain Hard Cooked Eggs

February 3, 2012 FDA

Allison’s Gourmet Kitchens was notified by their egg supplier, Michael Foods, Inc. that they are recalling numerous lots of their hard cooked eggs due to the potential for contamination by Listeria …

Wegmans Recalls Prepared Foods Containing Eggs Produced By Michael Foods

February 3, 2012 FDA

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling hard-cooked eggs, as well as prepared foods that contain hard-cooked eggs, sold between January 23 and February 1, 2012 because the eggs have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria. …

Texas Oysters May Soon Be Back On Restaurant Menus

February 3, 2012 Corrie MacLaggan, Reuters

With half the season remaining, state officials and industry leaders have yet to calculate the economic toll. There are signs of improvement. The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday opened two areas – Espiritu Santo Bay and a piece of San Antonio Bay – to oyster harvesting. …

Massachusetts Officials Say They Want To Find Ways To Better Market Local Fish

February 3, 2012 Jenn Abelson, Boston Globe

Massachusetts officials are examining ways to better promote local seafood and combat perceptions that stocks are depleted. Those initiatives were discussed during the first full meeting of the Seafood Marketing Commission, a group comprised of lawmakers, state officials, restaurant leaders, and commercial fishermen.

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