Avanti Frozen Foods Expands Recall of Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk

August 16, 2021 FDA

Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd, is voluntarily expanding a prior recall issued on June 25,2021 to include certain consignments of various sizes of frozen cooked, peeled, deveined, shrimp (some packaged with cocktail sauce) sold in various unit sizes, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The frozen shrimp products were distributed nationwide from November 2020 to May 2021

With July Reporting, FDA on Track to Refuse Most Entry Lines of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp in the Past Five Years

August 4, 2021 Southern Shrimp Alliance

dditional information regarding refusals of another 7 seafood entry lines in June, of which 4 were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. 

NaturalShrimp Files New Patent Application to Expand Its Electrocoagulation Technology

July 15, 2021 NaturalShrimp

NaturalShrimp has filed a new patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to expand its electrocoagulation technology as applied to aquaculture both domestically and internationally.

Gulf Shrimp Fishery to Re-Open Off Texas on July 15, 2021

July 14, 2021 NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries announces federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will open to shrimp trawling beginning 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on July 15, 2021, corresponding to the time Texas opens its waters to shrimp trawling.

Federal Trade Commission Adopts Final “Made in the U.S.A.” Rule

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to adopt a final “Made in the U.S.A.” rule that will provide the agency with greater enforcement tools to address the sale of imported goods by fraudulent claims that they were domestically produced. With the rule, the FTC will have the ability to pursue damages and penalties against companies that falsely claim to be selling goods originating in the United States.