Avanti Frozen Foods Expands Recall of Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk

August 16, 2021 FDA

Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd, is voluntarily expanding a prior recall issued on June 25,2021 to include certain consignments of various sizes of frozen cooked, peeled, deveined, shrimp (some packaged with cocktail sauce) sold in various unit sizes, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The frozen shrimp products were distributed nationwide from November 2020 to May 2021

NFI Welcomes New Director of Public Policy

The National Fisheries Institute announces it has hired Morgan Bell as its new Director, Public Policy. Bell spent four years as a part of Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton’s staff. Among other duties, she served as both a Regional Director and as a Fisheries Policy Advisor to the Congressman

Rutgers Study: Seafood Products Made From Cells Should be Labeled Cell-Based

August 16, 2021 Rutgers

Companies seeking to commercialize seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish should use the term “cell-based” on product labels, according to a Rutgers study – the first of its kind – in the Journal of Food Science.

Modern Meat Announces Launch Of Latest Plant-Based Product, Modern Breakfast Sausage Targeted at Multi Billion Dollar Fast Food Industry

August 16, 2021 Modern Plant-Based Foods  

The Modern Breakfast Sausage is now available on limited release at select foodservice establishments throughout Canada as a pilot project for its planned fast food expansion. 

Perdue Farms Wins Diversity Impact Award for Top 25 Employee Resource Group

August 16, 2021 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms is excited to announce that its Groundbreaking Associate Inclusion Network (GAIN) won the 2021 Diversity Impact Awards™ in the Top 25 Employee Resource Group (ERG) Award category. GAIN’s mission is to foster a sense of belonging for all associates of color at Perdue. This is the second consecutive Diversity Impact Awards™ win for Perdue, which last year received recognition for its Day of Understanding.