FDA Advises Consumers To Avoid San Antonio Bay Oysters

December 8, 2009 Rita Chappelle, FDA

FDA, CDC and states officials investigate norovirus illnesses linked to oysters.

American Seafoods Announces 3rd Quarter Conference Call

December 8, 2009 American Seafoods

American Seafoods will host its conference call to discuss its third-quarter financial results live at 2 p.m. EST on Dec. 9.

Gulf Coast Oyster Industry In Trouble One Year After Ike

When Hurricane Ike slammed into Galveston on Sept. 13 last year, the storm buried nearly 8,000 acres of oyster reefs in sediment from the Bolivar Peninsula, wiping out half of the oyster habitat.

FDA Warns Tyson After Finding Seafood Violations At Texas Plant

December 3, 2009 Thomson Reuters

According to the FDA, seafood soups and sauces made at a Fort Worth, Texas, plant were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions.

Catfish Farmers Struggling To Sell Wild-Caught Fish

The Louisiana legislature is looking at labeling laws requiring markets and restaurants to label Louisiana catfish.