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Ahold USA Announces Sustainable Seafood Partnership
QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold USA grocery chains Stop & Shop, Giant Food and Giant Food Stores yesterday announced their support of the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions' Common Vision, a program focused on protecting the health of the oceans, and the long-term seafood supply, by working with companies to develop and implement sustainable seafood policies....
Whole Foods Introduces Enhanced Farmed Seafood Standards
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market yesterday announced that it has implemented new standards for its farmed seafood that will require vendor partners to successfully pass an independent, third-party audit ensuring that their aquaculture operations have a minimal impact on the environment....
USDA to Identify Retail Stores That Received Recalled Meat
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that it will begin publicly disclosing the names of supermarkets and other retail outlets that have received recalled meat or poultry whenever the USDA announces a Class I recall....
FSIS Traceback Widens Beef Recall
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced that beef supplied by Nebraska Beef Ltd. of Omaha with sell-by dates between May 21 and July 5 is most likely responsible for at least 40 cases of E. coli infection reported in Ohio and Michigan....
CDC Links E. Coli Outbreaks in Michigan, Ohio
ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that outbreaks of E. coli in Michigan and Ohio are linked, and were likely caused by contaminated ground beef....
Montana Cow Tests Positive for Brucellosis
BILLINGS, Mont. — A cow has tested positive for brucellosis, a serious livestock disease that had been declared nonexistent in U.S. cattle earlier this year, according to a published report. ...
Tyson Destroys Flock Possibly Infected With Avian Flu
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tyson Foods has killed and buried a flock of 15,000 hens in West Fork, Ark., that tested positive for possible exposure to avian flu during routine blood tests last week....
My Organic Market Goes 100% Sustainable in Seafood
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — FishWise, a nonprofit sustainability consultancy for seafood companies, announced last week that My Organic Market, a five-unit independent with locations the Washington, D.C., metro area, has made a commitment to offer only ecologically friendly seafood at its stores. ...
Summer Grilling Guide at Whole Foods
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market, with headquarters here, is already celebrating the summer with a new grilling guide and a related sweepstakes....
Chicken Production Could Be Cut 3% by Summer, Analysts Say
NEW YORK — The announcement by Pilgrim’s Pride this week that it would close a North Carolina production facility along with six distribution centers is likely the first of many similar moves that will be made by poultry processors this year, as producers attempt to curtail supply to improve industry fundamentals....
