Consumer Reports: Tests find 60 Percent of Frozen Shrimp Contaminated with Bacteria By Cathy Siegner A new Consumer Reports (CR) study released Friday found that 60 percent of 342 samples of frozen shrimp it tested contained Salmonella, Vibrio, Listeria, or E. coli, and 2 percent tested positive for the superbug MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). For [...]

Strong push by five countries helped keep US shrimp imports rolling in May Y-O-Y importation of shrimp by the USA continues at a record pace such that it will likely reach 700,000 MT by the end of the year.  Nevertheless, there are some interesting aspects.  Example, [...]