Month: March 2014

LD 1709, sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, would invest up to $10 million in the development of lobster processing facilities. LD 1756, sponsored by Rep. Mark Eves, would invest $15 million for research institutions to partner with Maine fishing families and seafood processing facilities to identify challenges and opportunities, to develop new products and diversify offerings, and to find new ways to increase value added processing to the industry here in Maine. …

Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that it is recalling 2,280 individual plastic jars of 12 ounce Elf Herring Fillets in Wine Sauce that actually contains herring fillets in sour cream and therefore contains undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. There have been no illnesses reported to date in connection with this product. …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently ordered Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc., a processor of smoked fish products in Seattle, Wash., to stop processing, preparing, packing, holding and distributing any food at or from its facility. …