Month: August 2015

New Limeco Earns Non-­GMO Project Verification For Powerful Harvest Labeled Avocados, Coconuts & Guava

August 28, 2015 New Limeco, LLC

NEW LIMECO, LLC is beyond pleased to announce that our Powerful Harvest Avocados, Powerful Harvest Coconuts, and Powerful Harvest Guava have officially become Non-­?GMO Project Verified.  Reassuring our customers of our commitment to food safety, quality, and freshness.  Our verified products are produced in compliance with the Non-­?GMO Project standard-­?that means we must follow rigorous best practices for GMO avoidance, including segregation and traceability to prevent contamination. …

Dole CEO & Aide Found Liable For $148 Million In Buyout

August 28, 2015 Michael J. de la Merced, New York Times

Taking the Dole Company private in 2013 was nothing new to David H. Murdock, the nonagenarian billionaire who first bought out the fruit seller in 2003. But the second time, according to a Delaware judge, Mr. Murdock went too far. …

Maryland Oyster Farmers Seek Quicker Approval Process

August 27, 2015 Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun

Maryland’s fledgling oyster farming industry is seeing its growth hampered by government red tape and permitting delays, several aquaculture business owners told state and federal officials Tuesday. …

How One Family Built A Shellfish Empire On Puget Sound

August 27, 2015 Patricia Guthrie, The Herald Business Journal

Low tide, high tide, minus tide. Such cycles have marked the days and nights of Bill and his younger brother, Paul, for as long as they can remember, since the days that their father, Justin Taylor, began passing along the family business that began with ancestor J.Y. Waldrip. …

VA Issues Precautionary Closure Of Oyster Beds

August 27, 2015 Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s, Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) today issued a week-long precautionary closure of oyster beds (V:20) in Katama Bay in the community of Edgartown, MA effective August 26, 2015. This precautionary closure is due to three confirmed cases of vibrio linked to consumption of raw oysters from the area, and the presence of environmental conditions conducive to the growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vibrio) in oysters harvested from the area. …