Fisheries Ministers Agree To Set Up Panel In Effort To Resolve Lobster Dispute

Fisheries ministers from the Maritimes have agreed to set up a panel in an effort to resolve a lobster pricing dispute that kept fishing boats tied up at wharves throughout the region for days.

US Smoked Seafood Consumption Rises

Smoked seafood demand — part of a larger trend of infusing everything from salts and cocktails to fruit and teas with a kiss of smoky flavor — has smoked seafood producers like Maine’s Ducktrap River moving fast to expand production.

Harmoniously Raised Verlasso Salmon Now At Heinen's Fine Foods

May 16, 2013 Verlasso

For more than 80 years, Heinen’s Fine Foods has offered fresh food of the highest quality to Clevelanders, and the homegrown grocer has added Harmoniously Raised Verlasso® salmon to its sustainable seafood offerings. Each of the 17 Cleveland-area Heinen’s stores and one Chicago store now offer the sustainable farmed salmon that has a deep commitment to protecting ocean resources.

Turkey Industry Commends Senate Agriculture Committee On Farm Bill Passage

The National Turkey Federation (NTF) applauded the Senate Committee on Agriculture for their quick movement in passing the 2013 Farm Bill legislation. The committee passed the bill by a vote of 15 to 5.  The bill will now go to the Senate floor for further action.

Consumer Reports Weighs In On Mechanically Tenderized Beef

Mechanically tenderized beef caused at least five E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks between 2003 and 2009, causing 174 illnesses, four of them fatal, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first documented outbreak in 2003 was traced to blade-tenderized, marinade-injected frozen filet mignon steaks consumers cooked at home, resulting in 13 illnesses that landed seven people in the hospital and killed three. A 2009 outbreak sickened 25 people, killing one and hospitalizing nine who had eaten mechanically tenderized sirloin served in restaurants.