H.C. Foods Co. Issues An Alert On Uneviscerated Fish

April 13, 2012 FDA

Foods Co., Ltd. is recalling frozen dried mackerel and dried round scad after US Food and Drug Administration personnel informed us that the product was not properly eviscerated prior to processing due to the presence of gills.

DOJ Enters Consent Decree With California Seafood Processor Yamaya USA, Inc.

April 13, 2012 FDA

A California seafood importer and processor has agreed to a consent decree with the FDA that prevents the company from manufacturing or distributing fish or fish products until it has corrected conditions in its seafood processing facility alleged to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) bacteria.

FDA Shuts Down Portland, ME Seafood Processing Plant

Federal regulators have shut down a Maine seafood processing plant for what were described as "numerous violations" of federal laws and health regulations.

BAP Gains Northern Harvest As First Two-Star Salmon Operation

Certification of the Northern Harvest Sea Farms processing plant in St. George, New Brunswick, Canada, has established Northern Harvest as the Best Aquaculture Practices program's first "two-star" salmon operation.

King & Prince Seafood Achieves BRC Food Safety Certification

April 12, 2012 King & Prince Seafood

King & Prince Seafood has earned the prestigious BRC (British Retail Consortium) Certification under the Global Standard for Food Safety. After an extensive review of the company’s operational systems and procedures, documentation and a comprehensive plant audit, King & Prince Seafood’s facility in Brunswick, Georgia was awarded certification with a grade of “A,” the highest available.