Study Finds Healthy Seafood Comes From Sustainable Fish

When ordering seafood, the options are many and so are some of the things you might consider in what you order. Is your fish healthy? Is it safe? Is it harvested responsibly? While there are many services and rankings offered to help you decide – there’s even an iPhone app – a group of researchers have found a simple rule of thumb applies.

Tahoe Lobster Co. Starts Putting Crawfish On Plates

Crawfish gripped the decks of the Ellie June on Thursday as Fred Jackson and his nephew Justin Pulliam guided the boat from trap to trap off the shore of Sand Harbor, pulling up hundreds of crustaceans to sell to restaurants and casinos in Nevada.

FL State Chef Serves Fresh From Florida Seafood At Olympic Games

In between competitions, athletes of the U.S. Olympic team are refueling with Fresh From Florida seafood at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Florida Chef Justin Timineri of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is in London for the 2012 Olympic Games, serving Fresh From Florida seafood to members of the U.S. Olympic team as part of BP’s “Spirit of the Gulf” initiative.

Tyson Profit Misses On Weak U.S. Meat Demand

Tyson Foods Inc reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings and lowered its full-year outlook as higher meat prices dented U.S. demand, and its shares fell 4.5 percent.

U.S. To Resume Beef Imports From Japan After Two-Year Ban

August 6, 2012 Staff Reporter, Reuters

The United States will restart importing beef from Japan this month, ending a two-year suspension imposed after foot-and-mouth disease was found in Japanese cows, the farm ministry in Tokyo said.