Seafood

The Smokehouse LLC of Mamaroneck, New York, is conducting a voluntary recall of PORTIER FINE FOODS Norwegian Smoked Salmon of various size packages including 4 oz., 8 oz., 16 oz. and random weight sizes, Batch Code 066 only, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. …

NOAA continues to re-test seafood from the Gulf of Mexico to demonstrate to American and worldwide consumers that it is safe to eat, and announced today it will continue this re-testing into the summer. …

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and organizers of the Great American Seafood Cook-Off have issued a challenge to find the nations best seafood chef for 2011. Governor Jindal recently sent letters to governors of all 50 states asking them to either hold qualifying competitions or appoint a chef to represent his or her state at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off on Saturday, August 6, 2011 in New Orleans. …

The benefits of fish and seafood are so great that the government’s recently released 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that average Americans increase their seafood intake to at least 8 ounces a week, or about two servings. …

The Creative Clam Challenge took place on March 20, at the Sea Watch International booth at the International Boston Seafood Show. …