Month: March 2018

Baldor Specialty Foods Announces Collaboration With The Bronx Brewery

March 5, 2018 Baldor Specialty Foods

Baldor Specialty Foods, the premier ingredient source for NYC’s top chefs, announced today a first-of-its-kind partnership with its South Bronx neighbor, The Bronx Brewery. Baldor will share their unique, high-end, seasonal produce items with brew masters to create a new, never-been-done-before series of beers using rare, exotic ingredients. The ingredients range from Sumo Citrus and Szechuan Buttons to Fennel Pollen. It is the first time a food distributor has formally collaborated with a craft-brewing company. …

New Scallop Catch Limits Could Ease Tensions In Northern Gulf Of Maine

March 2, 2018 Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News

New limits on the amount of scallops that can be harvested in part of the Gulf of Maine should help ease tensions between smaller boats from Maine and larger scallop vessels from Massachusetts during the upcoming federal scallop season, which is expected to get under way on April 1. …

CFIA: Certain Pre-Packaged Cooked Shrimp Recalled

March 2, 2018 Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling certain pre-packaged Cooked Shrimp (56/65 Shrimp per lb.) from the marketplace due to the potential presence of raw shrimp, which may contain harmful bacteria. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described. …

Oysters Recalled After South Carolina Sewage Spill

March 2, 2018 Associated Press

Health officials in South Carolina have ordered a recall of oysters harvested where a sewage spill occurred last month. …

Hot Dog And Sausage Debates Take Center Stage In March

March 2, 2018 National Hot Dog and Sausage Council

From college dorms to workplaces to family gatherings and on social media, food debates provoke strong passions. This is especially true for debates about hot dogs and sausages as the “Is a hot dog a sandwich” and “Should you put ketchup on hot dogs” questions have divided friends, family and even some cities for years. Now, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) is looking to settle these debates once and for all. Throughout March the NHDSC will encourage hot dog and sausage fans to weigh in and settle its policies on 20 different divisive topics. …