Seafood

Global Fresh Foods (www.globalfreshfoods.com), the company that naturally extends the shelf life of fresh food, today announced that fresh salmon from Chile is now being shipped by sea to the west coast of the US, the country’s largest market for salmon.  Without using ice, environmentally harmful polystyrene foam packaging, or costly and environmentally damaging air freight, GFF’s technology completely removes oxygen from the shipment so the fish can arrive in the destination market with the same fresh quality as the day it came from the sea. …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Central-Epicure Food Products Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the Central-Epicure brand Gefilte Fish, Ready to Serve, Sweet and Savoury, described below because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness. …

Members of the Legislature's Marine Resources Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to table a measure to reorganize and fund a group that would market and promote Maine lobster. …

A delegation of 19 Atlantic Canadian seafood companies made giant waves at the 2013 International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS) that was held from March 10 to 12. …

Diversified Business Communications, the producer of the largest seafood trade event in North America, reports that their recent 2013 International Boston Seafood Show and co-located event Seafood Processing America held March 10-12, was the largest in its more than thirty year history. …