Catalina Offshore Products Brings Chocolate Clams & Blood Clams To US

Until recently, import regulations made highly sought-after chocolate clams almost impossible to find outside of Baja. Blood clams, considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, have also proven hard to come by. Catalina Offshore Products, one of Southern California’s premier seafood purveyors and San Diego’s only exporter of sea urchin, is now among a small handful of distributors bringing both clam species to the U.S.

Engineered Salmon May Be A Tough Sell

Don't expect to find genetically modified salmon — or any other engineered fish or meat — on store shelves anytime soon. The Obama administration has stalled for more than four years on deciding whether to approve a fast-growing salmon that would be the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption.

CFIA: Abalone Product Recalled For Potential Contamination

Korea Food Trading Ltd. is recalling Rice Porridge with Abalone from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Consumers should not consume the recalled product.

Surgical Traceability For Sausage Manufacturers

April 4, 2014 SG Systems LLC

Traceability is critical in the North American sausage manufacturing marketplace.  Retailers expect accurate, less paper based traceability and consumers have matured to expect robust systems for tracking and tracing ingredients through the manufacturing process.  Auditing bodies such as GFSI, BRC, SQF and AIB are increasing traceability requirements annually to meet government food safety controls laid out in the FSMA and Title III of the Bioterrorism Preparedness Act.

Meat Market In The US To 2017: Market Size, Distribution & Brand Share, Key Events & Competitive Landscape

April 4, 2014 ReportLinker

"Meat Market in the United States to 2017: Market Size, Distribution and Brand Share, Key Events and Competitive Landscape" is the result of Canadean's extensive market and company research. This report presents detailed analysis on the Meat consumption trends in the United States, historic and forecast Meat consumption volumes and values at market and category level. It also provides indispensable data on brand share, distribution channels, profiles of companies active in the global Meat market along with latest industry news, in addition to mergers & acquisitions.Meat Market In The US To 2017: Market Size, Distribution & Brand Share, Key Events & Competitive Landscape