SM Fish Corp Recalls Select Ossie's Ready To Eat Herring Salads

August 1, 2016 FDA

SM Fish Corp. of Far Rockaway, NY, is voluntarily recalling OSSIE’S brand ready-to-eat Herring Salads because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

NFI Launches 'Dish On Fish' Blog For Seafood Education Initiative

As a key part of its new initiative to educate Americans about the benefits and enjoyment of eating seafood, the National Fisheries Institute this week is expanding its online reach with the launch of a consumer-focused seafood blog, Dish on Fish; with supporting Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter channels.

Stavis Seafoods & G&C Food Distributors Enter Select Partnership

August 1, 2016 Stavis Seafoods

Stavis Seafoods, a family owned, international importer and first receiver of fresh & frozen seafood, today announced it entered a select partnership with G&C Food Distributors, one of the leading food service re-distributors in the United States. The partnership will start with the warehousing and delivery of more than 80 of Stavis Seafoods’ products. G&C Foods currently re-distributes more than 4,000 products to over 1,000 food service and retail customers in 28 states.

New Polling Shows Most Americans Agree: A Hot Dog Is Not A Sandwich

At a time when American political ideologies are almost evenly split around two Presidential candidates, new polling shows Americans are far less divided about the question, “Is a hot dog a sandwich?”  Newly released poll results show that 57 percent of Americans say hot dog on a bun is NOT a sandwich compared to 33 percent who believe it IS.  Meanwhile, 10 percent remain undecided.

Certified Angus Beef: Keeping Science Simple

If you’re into research, science or even raising beef cattle, it’s easy to fall into the jargon or inside language of the trade. Specialized knowledge is great, but Melissa Brewer, director of communications for Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB), suggested more universal words can be better.