The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow the importation of fresh persimmons from New Zealand into the United States. After analyzing the potential plant pest risks, APHIS scientists determined that persimmons from New Zealand can be safely imported into the United States under a systems approach. …
Charting a course ahead for the conservation and sustainable farming of freshwater and marine species is a chief focus of the first State of the World's Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report will contain smaller subsections from 89 contributing countries, including the United States. …
A countrywide SeaChoice research project found seafood fraud in Canada is minimal, but on-package seafood labels generally lack critical information that would allow consumers to make informed purchases. …
The state’s oyster season opens Monday, Oct. 2, in Area V “A,” which includes Biloxi Bay Reef, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Thursday. …
SaniTrace, LLC, a software as a service (SaaS) start-up company that was the first to provide text notifications for ground beef recalls, has logged more than 120 tons of ground beef through the SaniTrace Ground Beef Logging & Labeling Solution in less than one year. The SaniTrace Ground Beef Logging & Labeling Solution sends text messages to shoppers in the event of a national or local recall on ground beef, and provides grocery stores, delicatessens, and butcher shops with immediate compliance to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) federal regulation. …
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