Month: October 2013

October is National Seafood Month, and the Gorton’s crew is celebrating by promoting their “Wicked Good Seafood” campaign with fans. In honor of National Seafood Month, the promotion will highlight delicious ways to enjoy seafood, while emphasizing Gorton’s rich heritage. Gorton’s was founded in 1849 in Gloucester, Mass. – America’s oldest seaport – where New Englanders don’t say really good, they say “wicked good!” …

Big Blue Fisheries is recalling ALL smoked products from all lots and codes, various sizes, in vacuum packages because the products may not have been properly cooked and have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled. Because the products may not have been fully processed, product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens could lead to illness if consumed. …

In the roughly 70-year history of National Seafood Month, there’s never been as much activity packed into the calendar as the schedule of entertainment SeaPak has in store for consumers this October. SeaPak’s second annual “Shrimptacular” promotion – a celebration of shrimp, the country’s best-selling seafood – provides fans a wide variety of ways to savor coastal memories and the great taste of shrimp and other seafood all month long. …