New Study Will Aim to Protect Global Shrimp Industry by Finding Effective Ways to Promote Shrimp Consumption

The Global Shrimp Forum Foundation is a non-profit organisation. Each year, the foundation will use any financial surplus generated from the annual meeting of the Global Shrimp Forum, to contribute financially to projects aligned with the GSFF’s mission. These projects will initially focus on mangrove conservation, aquaculture improvement and pre-competitive research.

Handy Seafood’s Production Facility in Crisfield, MD Awarded BRCGS “AA+” Rating for Food Safety

April 19, 2023 Handy Seafood

Handy Seafood, an innovative leader in seafood processing, is proud to announce that its domestic facility in Crisfield, Maryland has been awarded an “AA+” rating for Food Safety from the British Retail Consortium Global Standard (BRCGS), the world’s leading safety and quality certification program.

University of Illinois Partners with Perdue Farms on Food Safety Project

The University of Illinois is partnering with Perdue Farms and Cornell University on a project to study policy and management approaches to further reduce Salmonella cases linked to raw poultry.

Certified American Grown Announces Ball Horticultural Company as National Sponsor of Field to Vase Dinner Tour Reception

April 19, 2023 Certified American Grown

Certified American Grown (CAG) is delighted to announce Ball Horticultural Company as the reception sponsor for the 2023 award-winning national Fiel

APHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Pest Risk Analyses for Deregulation of Chrysanthemum White Rust and the Importation of Chrysanthemum Plants for Planting

April 19, 2023 USDA APHIS

USDA APHIS is advising the public that we are proposing to deregulate Chrysanthemum White Rust (CWR) based on an economic evaluation (EE) prepared by APHIS. Additionally, we have prepared two pest risk analyses. The first is for Chrysanthemum spp. and synonymous species cuttings and in vitro plantlets imported under a systems approach from 20 countries into the continental United States.