Month: August 2012

Alaskan Sen. Begich Plans To Introduce Seafood Marketing Legislation

August 27, 2012 The Office of Senator Mark Begich

Noting the success of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is introducing legislation to create a national seafood marketing and development effort to increase value and create jobs in the seafood industry. The proposal was drafted by a nationwide coalition and is supported by 75 fishing groups and others from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. The legislation is being finalized and will be introduced when the Senate reconvenes next month. …

CA Legislature Approves Resolution Urging Feds To Market Seafood

August 27, 2012 Staff Reporter, Lake County News

The full California Legislature has approved Assembly Joint Resolution 39 by Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-North Coast), which urges the federal government to use seafood import revenues to market American fish and seafood. …

Veal Made Easy Facebook Summer Grilling Photo Contest Concludes

August 27, 2012 The Beef Checkoff Program

Consumers most commonly associate veal with traditional Italian or German dishes, and often isn’t thought of during summer grilling season. To help generate awareness of veal options for the grill, the Veal Marketing program, through the beef checkoff, recently hosted a contest on the Veal Made Easy Facebook page. The contest was timed around National Grilling Month and solicited photos from Facebook fans to generate excitement around grilling with veal and engage fans in conversations around veal. …

CA's Central Valley Meat Co. Gets USDA Approval To Reopen

August 27, 2012 Staff Reporter, Associated Press

Officials at a California slaughterhouse shut down because of cruelty and food safety allegations said it has been given federal permission to reopen. …

Japan Resumes Beef Exports To U.S. After 2-Year Halt

August 27, 2012 Staff Reporters, Reuters

Japan is set to resume from Friday beef exports to the United States suspended since April 2010 after foot-and-mouth disease was found in Japanese cows, a farm ministry official said, paving the way for wagyu beef to reach U.S. gourmets.

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