Tag: seafood
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Three Companies Join Tuna Price-Fixing Litigation
Dollar General Corp, Moran Foods LLC and Krasdale Foods, Inc. have filed lawsuits alleging that the makers of Bumble Bee, StarKist and Chicken of the Sea illegally conspired to fix prices for their products, echoing ongoing litigation alleging similar facts. Dollar General Corp. v. Bumble Bee Foods LLC, No. 17-1744 (S.D. Cal., filed Aug. 29,…
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Court Denies Environmental Groups’ Intervention in Seafood Traceability Case
A federal court has ruled that three environmental groups lack standing to intervene in a lawsuit to block implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. Alfa Int’l Seafood v. Ross, No. 170031 (D.D.C., order entered April 17, 2017). The court held that the Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana and the Center for Biological Diversity failed…
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“Codfather” Pleads Guilty in Fish Falsification Case
The owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses in the United States has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, falsifying federal records, cash smuggling and tax evasion in a case accusing him of deliberately misreporting the types of fish he caught to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). U.S. v. Rafael, No. 16-10124 (D.…
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Court Finds Bumble Bee Tuna Omega-3 Labeling “Open to Criticism” But Not Illegal
A California court held that Bumble Bee Foods, LLC did not act illegally by claiming its tuna was an “excellent source” of omega-3 fatty acids despite a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal to prohibit the practice. Garrett v. Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, No. 14-264322 (Cal. Sup. Ct. Santa Clara Cty., order entered March…
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Environmental Groups Seek to Intervene on Seafood Traceability Rule Lawsuit
Three environmental and conservation advocacy groups have moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a group of seafood processing, distribution and retail companies to block implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. Alfa Int’l Seafood, Inc. v. Sullivan, No. 17-0031 (D.D.C., motion filed March 7, 2017). Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana and the Center…
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Seafood Company Sentenced to $1 Million in Fines and Community Service Payments
A California-based seafood company has reportedly been sentenced in federal court for knowingly selling mislabeled frozen fish fillets. United States v. Seafood Solutions, Inc., No. 11-297 (C.D. Cal., sentencing February 6, 2012). Seafood Solutions, Inc. agreed to plead guilty to the charge in July 2011, as part of a federal investigation into companies that had been selling…
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FDA Denies CSPI Petition for Vibrio Performance Standard in Shellfish
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a February 9, 2012, petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) that requested “a performance standard of non-detectable as determined by the best available method of detection for Vibrio vulnificus in molluscan shellfish intended for raw or processed raw consumption.” Citing…
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Bumble Bee Foods Exec Pleads Guilty to Price-Fixing Scheme
Walter Scott Cameron, a former senior vice president of sales at Bumble Bee Foods, LLC has pleaded guilty to combination and conspiracy to fix, raise and maintain the prices of packaged seafood, including canned tuna. U. S. v. Cameron, No. 16-CR-0501 (N.D. Cal., information filed December 7, 2016). The criminal information accuses Cameron of conspiring with…