Month: December 2015

Students Rise To The Challenge At The New York Produce Show

December 11, 2015 Keith Loria, PerishableNews.com

“I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way.” This line from the popular Whitney Houston tune “Greatest Love of All” is apropos to a number of things and one that is taken to heart in the foodservice industry. After all, the future chefs of tomorrow aren’t going to be great just by reading cookbooks; they need to be educated on the business and shown first-hand how to create culinary masterpieces. …

Shipments Of Vietnamese Shrimp Contaminated With Antibiotics Discovered By FDA Again In November

December 11, 2015 Southern Shrimp Alliance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published information regarding entry line refusals for the month of November.  The agency reported refusing a total of 129 seafood entry lines last month.  Of these, 9 (7.0%) were of shrimp entry lines refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics. …

Bidvest Partners With Best Aquaculture Practices

December 11, 2015 Global Aquaculture Alliance

The Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early December that Bidvest Australia and Bidvest Fresh/Direct Seafoods UK have been added to the growing list of wholesale, retail and foodservice companies worldwide partnering with the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program. …

MD Oyster Farmers Call Private Hatchery A Necessity For Industry

December 11, 2015 Rona Kobell, Bay Journal

In the five years since Maryland’s law changed to allow oyster aquaculture throughout the state, dozens of entrepreneurs have taken the plunge. They have built an industry that’s raising millions of oysters, creating jobs in waterside communities and helping to filter the Chesapeake Bay’s water. …

Meat Institute Unveils Updated Nutrition Site

December 11, 2015 North American Meat Institute

NAMI last week unveiled the updated MeatPoultryNutrition.org, a comprehensive website detailing the important role that meat and poultry play in a healthy, balanced diet. The site features a scientific library that organizes topically 120 recent, peer-review, published studies that affirm the safety and nutrition of balanced diets that include meat and poultry. …