Walter P. Rawl & Sons Vaccinates Employees Against Covid-19

April 2, 2021 WP Rawl

Walter P. Rawl & Sons has partnered with Pelion Family Practice to offer free COVID-19 vaccines to all its South Carolina employees. The second event in the company’s multi-part immunization series took place yesterday, March 31, at WP Rawl’s headquarters, allowing approximately 200 team members to get vaccinated.

Produce Working Group Delivers 30 Food Box Recommendations to USDA

United Fresh Produce Association’s Produce Box Working Group presented USDA with a set of 30 recommendations that would help guide a new program around produce food boxes.

Organto Enters into Exclusive Organic Avocado Supply Agreement with Strategic Mexican Supply Partner

April 2, 2021 Organto

The supplier currently has approximately 100 hectares under production in the Nayarit region of Mexico, with harvests expected to increase as the existing orchards mature and additional capacity is added in the coming years.

Kolapore Springs Brand and North Shore Brand Smoked Trout Products Recalled Due to Potential Presence of Dangerous Bacteria

The food recall warning issued on March 26, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Marine Stewardship Council: Our Seaspiracy Response

The Seaspiracy film on Netflix raises a wide range of issues relating to our oceans, including questioning the credibility of the sustainable seafood movement and in particular, our organisation, the Marine Stewardship Council. While we agree more attention needs to be given to the crisis of overfishing, we do want to set the record straight on some of the misleading claims in the film: