End Announced to U.S. Embargo on Mexican Shrimp

An embargo on Mexican shrimp, decreed by the United States last April, came to an end on October 19, 2021. The end to the embargo came following official notice to the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (CONAPESCA) by the U.S. Government.

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CFIA: Food Recall Warning (Allergen) – Northern King Brand and Thai Gold Brand Shrimp Tempura Recalled Due to Undeclared Egg, Soy, Milk, and Sulphites

TFI Foods Ltd. is recalling Northern King brand and Thai Gold brand Shrimp Tempura from the marketplace because they contain egg and may contain soy, milk, and sulphites which are not declared on the label. People with an allergy to egg, soy, or milk or a sensitivity to sulphites should not consume the recalled products described.

NaturalShrimp Signs Agreement with Distributor Gulf Seafood for 25,000 Pounds of Live Shrimp

October 25, 2021 NaturalShrimp

NaturalShrimp, Inc. announced it has entered into a purchase agreement with Gulf Seafood Inc. (GSI), a distributor in the Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida region for a three-month trial and delivery of 25,000 pounds of live shrimp which GSI will purchase, distribute and market.

Delcambre Shrimper Looses Boat, Livelihood and Dignity as Provider

For every hurricane during the past 40-years Preston Dore has rode out the storms at the Delcambre docks on his shrimp boat. After Katrina, Gustav, Isaac and a host of others, both he and the boat have walked away mostly unscathed. Hurricane Ida was different. The storm has cost him his boat, his livelihood and has stripped away his dignity as a provider for his family.

Food Hero: Cameroon’s Shrimp Entrepreneur

October 19, 2021 UN News Centre

Cameroon sits on the Atlantic coast where Western and Central Africa meet. It was named “Rio dos Camarões” or, “River of Prawns”, by Portuguese explorers, because of the abundance of the crustaceans they discovered in the area.