Galveston Shrimp Company Recalls Pre-Packaged Texas Gulf Shrimp

May 21, 2013 FDA

Galveston Shrimp Company has issued a precautionary voluntary recall of its pre-packaged Texas Gulf Shrimp due to foreign material found in a bag. The pre-packaged bags are shipped to HEB Stores. Customers who recently purchased pre-packaged Gulf Shrimp are encouraged to check their refrigerators and/or freezers.

GMO Apples That Do Not Bruise Or Brown Could Soon Be In Stores

Pending approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, genetically modified apples could get the green light to appear supermarket shelves.

How Wrong Is The Latest ‘Dirty Dozen’ List?

Each year, the EWG takes advantage of the transparent availability of the USDA-PDP data, but then performs their own “analysis” which experts have rejected as utterly anti-scientific. They generate an incorrect “grade” for the crop and post it as part of their “Shopper’s Guide,” and on their notorious “Dirty Dozen List.” The grower’s virtually perfect grade gets forgotten and what is passed along by an un-critical press and blogosphere is the distortion that the crop is “dirty.”

UGA Plant Produces Blueberries Up To Four Times The Size Of Average Berries

When it comes to choosing fruit, most people reach for the biggest piece. Titan™, a new blueberry variety bred by a University of Georgia scientist, makes that an easy task. It produces berries two to four times the size of average blueberries.

Frieda’s Launches New Label For Champagne Grapes

May 21, 2013 Frieda’s Inc.

Frieda’s Champagne Grapes with an attention grabbing green and purple label are available for pre-booking now.  Packed in a 16/1 lb. clamshell to protect the fruit, Frieda’s will have good supplies of Champagne Grapes beginning in July.