Foodservice Associations Applaud Introduction of Providing Liquidity for Uncollectible Sales (PLUS) Act

The foodservice distribution industry collectively experienced more than $ 12 billion in uncollected debts as restaurants and other facilities shutdown in response to the global pandemic and were not able to pay their distributors.

National Fisheries Institute Statement on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report

The National Fisheries Institute commends the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for its work in submitting its Scientific Report to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.

National Fisheries Institute Statement on the FDA’s Smarter Food Safety Blueprint

“Yesterday’s announcement of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint demonstrates how the agency plans to rapidly evolve its regulatory approach in an age of unprecedented technological advancement.”

National Fisheries Institute Statement on COVID19 and the Safety of Imported Shrimp

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been clear that there is no known transmission of the novel coronavirus from “food or food packaging”, and that there is “no reason to be concerned” about the virus passing in this way.

NFI Crab Council Announces New Member

The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council announces Jackson & Partners as its latest member. Owned by former professional football and baseball player and now businessman, Bo Jackson, the Chicago-based company expands on Jackson’s Signature Foods line with a focus on value added seafood and other proteins.