State Department Suspends Mexico’s Section 609 Shrimp Certification

In a Federal Register notice published Friday, the U.S. Department of State announced that it was suspending the certification made, pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, of the commercial shrimp fishery in Mexico. In its announcement, the State Department explained that the agency suspended Mexico’s certification because “its sea turtle protection program is no longer comparable to that of the United States.”

MSC Continues to Evolve its Multi-stakeholder Board

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Board of Trustees will be joined by a new Member, Kristjan Th. Davidsson, who will take up one of the Board’s designated seafood industry seats in late July 2021.

Dümmen Orange to Highlight its Pollinator’s Paradise Garden Party Combinations at CAST 2021

May 3, 2021 Dümmen Orange

Consumers are looking for plant material that is beyond organic or neutral in their environment and that also brings visitors to their gardens. They want products which are eco-positive, meaning they actually add benefits to the environment around them.

1-800-Flowers.com Spotlights Local Florists For Small Business Week

May 3, 2021 1-800-Flowers.com

In honor of Small Business Week, 1-800-Flowers.com® is shining a light on the incredible local florists it collaborates with to help bring millions of smiles to customers each year. These small businesses are the backbones of their communities and they create beautiful bouquets for people across the country for all of life’s moments – big and small.

APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) cutting for Planting from the Netherlands

May 3, 2021 USDA APHIS

The government of the Netherlands has requested USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) cuttings for planting from the Netherlands into the United States and Territories.