USDA Unveils New Disease Resistant Honeysweet Plum

Meet the Honeysweet Plum: A virus-resistant plum that ARS hopes to bring to market soon. They are large and oblong with a very sweet, flavorful taste.

The Salsa Texan Issues Allergy Alert and Recall Expansion for Undeclared Wheat and Milk in Tortillas

April 20, 2022 FDA

The Salsa Texan of Flower Mound, Texas is voluntarily recalling all regular and burrito sized packages of tortillas labeled as Coconut Flour Tortillas and Blended Flour Tortillas because they may contain undeclared wheat and milk. People who have allergies to wheat and milk, run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Fifax Becomes the First Farm in Finland to Achieve ASC Certification

Fifax’s Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) farm is based in Åland, a group of islands in the Baltic Sea between the company’s two main markets, Finland and Sweden.

North Country Smokehouse Celebrates 16 Years Organic

April 19, 2022 North Country Smokehouse

Trends toward non-GMO, organic foods may seem like the best thing to hit the food scene since sliced bread, but for North Country Smokehouse, the rest of the world just joined the dinner table. The company celebrated 16 years of organic farming last summer, marking the occasion with a pasture to plate luncheon on Egli farm, one of the first-ever farms to join the company’s organic program.

Fortune International Makes Two Senior Appointments in Procurement and Supply Chain to Support its National Expansion

April 19, 2022 Fortune International

Fortune International, LLC, the country’s leading processor, distributor and importer of quality seafood, meats and gourmet products, today announced the appointment of two senior executives in procurement and supply chain logistics to further support and strengthen the Company’s continued national expansion.