Malena Produce Brings In Industry Veteran As VP Sales

June 11, 2014 Malena Produce

A former Vice President/Sales at River Ranch Foods has been tapped to lead Malena Produce Inc.’s expanding executive sales team. Peter Hayes directed commodity and private-label programs for this major Salinas-based grower/shipper, and now joins the Malena team at their sales offices in Rio Rico, AZ.

South African Summer Citrus Arriving In US; Begins 15th Season

The season’s first citrus from South Africa has arrived in the U.S. marking the start of the 15th season for South African Summer Citrus in the U.S. The container vessel MSC Valvik brings 90 tons of Clementines and Navel oranges for the U.S. market hungry for citrus fruits.

Nova Scotia Pilot Project Will Pay Top Price For Best Quality Lobster

The provincial government is hoping to launch a pilot project this year that could see lobster fishermen paid for the quality of product they are fishing.

Missouri's Quixotic Farming Opens Second Tilapia Farm

June 10, 2014 Quixotic Farming

Quixotic Farming, a family-owned sustainable seafood company that raises traceable United States Tilapia without the use of hormones or antibiotics, celebrated the opening of its second Tilapia farm with an Open House for invited guests on June 6, 2014, in Chillicothe, Missouri.

FDA & EPA Issue Draft Updated Advice For Fish Consumption

June 10, 2014 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued draft updated advice on fish consumption. The two agencies have concluded pregnant and breastfeeding women, those who might become pregnant, and young children should eat more fish that is lower in mercury in order to gain important developmental and health benefits. The draft updated advice is consistent with recommendations in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.