Pure Flavor Acquires MightyVine

September 7, 2023 Pure Flavor

Continuing its growth path fueling significant plans for expansion, Pure Flavor® announces the acquisition of MightyVine®, a leading Midwest CEA Tomato grower & brand in Rochelle, IL, to add to its expanding portfolio of greenhouses and distribution centres.

Crave Brothers Wins Three First-Place Accolades at 2023 World Dairy Expo Dairy Products Contest

Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese took home three first-place accolades at the 2023 World Dairy Expo Dairy Products Contest for their Chocolate Mascarpone, Fresh Mozzarella and Oaxaca. The Wisconsin-based farm and cheese company took home five total awards, all in the Top 3 of their respective product classes.

FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Potentially Contaminated Oysters from an Approved Area in Groton, Connecticut

September 6, 2023 FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to eat, and restaurants and food retailers not to sell, and to dispose of oysters harvested from Groton Approved area in Connecticut from 8/28/2023 through 8/30/2023 from dealers CT-393-SS, AQ, CT-004-SS, AQ, and CT-020-SS, AQ with lots, L-30 and L-26B1 due to sample results showing potential contamination.

Amid Influx of Imported Shrimp, Bayou La Batre Declares Disaster for Shrimping Industry

September 6, 2023 Margaret Kates, AL.com

The city of Bayou La Batre, the epicenter of the seafood industry in Alabama, is looking for the federal and state governments to provide relief to shrimpers in the area, following an influx of imported shrimp that has depressed the industry.

AJC International, Inc. Recalls Frozen, Raw Pork Products Imported Without Benefit of Import Reinspection

September 6, 2023 USDA FSIS

AJC International, Inc., the importer of record located in Atlanta, Ga., is recalling approximately 17,428 pounds of frozen, raw pork products that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.