Albertsons Companies Expands Voluntary Recall of Select ReadyMeals Seafood Products Due to Undeclared Allergens

September 1, 2022 Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies announced it is expanding its July 19, 2022, voluntary recall of ReadyMeals seafood items due to allergens not listed on the ingredient labels. The recall, which is being conducted in continued collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was initiated after an internal technical review identified missing ingredients containing allergens.

Maine Shrimp Fishery Faces Potential Permanent Closure

August 26, 2022 Adam Bartow, WMTW

Regulators are considering a permanent closure of the northern shrimp fishery off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire.

Cooke Acquires Belgian Shrimp Processor Morubel From Bencis

August 11, 2022 Cooke

Cooke Inc., has acquired Morubel N.V., the leading shrimp processor in Western Europe that cultivates, processes, packs and distributes shrimp and other seafood products.

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commissio Announces Opening Dates for the Fall Inshore Shrimp Season

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the opening dates for the fall inshore shrimp season based on information provided by biologists from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), input from the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force, and public comments.

International Trade Commission Issues Adequacy Determination, Votes to Conduct Full Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders on Chinese, Indian, Thai, and Vietnamese Shrimp

August 9, 2022 Southern Shrimp Alliance

On Friday, the five Commissioners currently sitting on the U.S. International Trade Commission (“Commission”) voted unanimously that the submissions by the U.S. domestic shrimp industry in response to the notice of institution of the third sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam were “adequate,” meaning that they had met the statutory and regulatory requirements to justify a full review of the trade relief.