Seafood

A study published recently in the Journal of Nutrition adds to the growing scientific evidence that when expecting mothers eat fish often, they are giving their future children a boost in brain development even though they are exposing their children to the neurotoxin, methyl mercury, present in fish. …

The year 2012 closed with the announcement that Tesco will probably exit its US business, Fresh & Easy. To our regular readers, the failure of Fresh & Easy will come as no surprise. But it is a surprise in this sense: When we initiated our analysis of Fresh & Easy, we were told, more than in any other situation, that Tesco would get it right. The more we pointed out that they got it wrong, the more we were assured that we were underestimating Tesco. The year 2013 gives us the opportunity to draw business lessons from the debacle in the hope that we may do business better ourselves. …

Continuing in its efforts to provide easy access to product information and resources, Acme Smoked Fish Corporation today announced the launch of its next-generation website. The website launch accompanies its recently re-branding efforts and packaging re-designs, which have been making their way into the marketplace since early 2012. Consumer and wholesale resources, appetizing product imagery, and smoked fish recipes aim to inspire culinary curiosity. …

As precautionary measure, Delifish has decided to expand the voluntary recall to include cold smoked products related to Julian dates 235 to 345, the previous voluntary recall included cold smoked products related to Julian dates 249- 291. There have been no new detections on products placed on the market in relation to this expansion. …

Now that those holiday meals are behind us, whose ready for some crawfish? So far indicators are showing that crawfish farmers can look forward to a plentiful season. …