United Fresh Announces Nominations Open For Two Innovation Awards

United Fresh announces the nomination period is now open for two achievement awards: the United FreshMKT Achievement Award and United FreshTEC Achievement Award. Each award will honor an individual or company who has made significant innovations in advancing the fresh produce industry through marketing and merchandising and technology respectively.

Russian Red King Crab Fishery Is MSC Certified In World First

February 26, 2018 Marine Stewardship Council

The Russian Red King Crab fishery in the Barents Sea has become the first king crab fishery in the world to achieve MSC certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. The certification was awarded by independent certifier Acoura Marine following a detailed assessment.

NOAA Fisheries Opens Comment Period Proposed Voluntary Commerce Trusted Trader Program

February 26, 2018 NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries has announced the opening of a 60-day public comment period on a proposed rule to establish a voluntary Commerce Trusted Trader Program for U.S. importers –a valuable complement to the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP).

G&C Foods & Supreme Crab & Seafood Partner

February 26, 2018 Supreme Crab & Seafood

Supreme Crab & Seafood, a vertically integrated seafood company specializing in Swimming Crab, announced today that they entered into a strategic partnership with G&C Food Distributors, one of the leading food service re-distributors in the United States. 

Hygiene Failings Discovered In US Pig And Chicken Plants Rile UK Campaigners

February 26, 2018 Andrew Wasley, Guardian

US campaigners are calling once again for the closure of a legal loophole that allows meat with salmonella to be sold in the human supply chain, and also warn about the industry’s push to speed up production in the country’s meat plants. And UK campaigners warn that the UK could be flooded with “dirty meat” if a US trade deal is signed post-Brexit.