Year: 2020

Produce For Better Health Foundation Commends U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health And Human Services For Releasing The Dietary Guidelines For Americans, 2020-2025

December 30, 2020 Produce For Better Health Foundation

“Given PBH’s commitment to advancing the role that all forms of fruits and vegetables – fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice – play in improving health and well-being, we commend the agencies for their dedication to completing the new DGAand continuing to keep fruits and vegetables at the forefront of dietary guidance,” says Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RDN, president and CEO for PBH. …

Mushrooms Blend Perfectly into New Dietary Guidelines

December 30, 2020 Mushroom Council

Throughout the multi-year process to develop the DGA, the Mushroom Council and mushroom growers have submitted written comments, given oral testimony and shared information with the staff at the HHS and USDA. …

Country Fresh Announces Voluntary Limited Recall of SE Grocers Branded Party Tray with Vegetables and Ranch Dip Due to Undeclared Allergens

December 30, 2020 FDA

Country Fresh Orlando, FL., is recalling a limited number of cases of product containing a vegetable tray with ranch dip due to a possible health risk from an undeclared allergen in a product. The product contains egg, which is not declared on the label. …

Georgia Shrimp Season Extended into 2021

December 29, 2020 Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Georgia’s commercial and recreational shrimpers will have more time this season to harvest food shrimp after the state Department of Natural Resources extended the shrimping season Monday. …

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans Unveils Rebuilding Plan for Atlantic Cod

December 29, 2020 Barb Dean-Simmons, Telegram

That plan is the result of new amendments to Canada’s Fisheries Act with the passage of Bill C-28. By law, the federal fisheries minister has to adopt rebuilding plans for stocks that are deemed to be in the critical zone, which is how northern cod is currently listed. …