Month: August 2013

FDA's Proposed Produce Safety Rules – An Interactive Discussion, Wednesday, August 28th

August 5, 2013 USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites you to take part in a free, interactive webinar on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed produce safety rules.  While USDA has no formal role in the development or implementation of the proposed rules for FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Department’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Fruit and Vegetable Program is hosting the webinar as a service to the produce industry. …

Belize Aquaculture Approved To Offer Three-Star Shrimp

August 2, 2013 Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) in early August applauded Belize Aquaculture Ltd. for becoming the first shrimp company in Belize and the second in Central America approved to offer three-star shrimp. …

Spreading Sustainable Seafood Practices Overseas

August 2, 2013 USDA

Last month, the Foreign Agricultural Service office in The Hague, Netherlands, partnered with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to highlight the institute’s commitment to sustainable fishing and introduce its new sustainability certification. …

Skuna Bay Salmon Expands To New England, Adds Ipswich Shellfish Co.

August 2, 2013 Skuna Bay Salmon

Skuna Bay, Vancouver Island Craft Raised Salmon will be available to the New England region with its expansion to Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Skuna Bay Salmon is excited to welcome seafood experts Ipswich Shellfish Company to its team of exclusive distributor partners. Ipswich was selected as exclusive distributing partner in their area for their reputation for quality, sustainable sourcing and outstanding cold chain. …

New Zealand Beef & Lamb Producers Work To 'Fingerprint' Their Products

August 2, 2013 Lucy Craymer, Wall Street Journal

New Zealand's Beef and lamb producers are at the forefront of a global push to try to verify scientifically the provenance of the meat that people buy, as a series of scandals over mislabeled and tainted food eats into consumer confidence. …