Tag: SEAFOOD

State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) announced on Monday that he has filed a three-bill legislative package designed to “protect, promote, and expand Alabama’s commercial seafood industry.”

Last year, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 66, which requires country-of-origin labeling for restaurants and grocery stores in Alabama. The legislation, sponsored by State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollingers Island) and State Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay), went into effect on Oct. 1, 2024.

The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to increase licensing fees for Alabama Seafood dealers, with the funds going to a state non-profit to encourage purchasing Alabama products in lieu of imported products.

State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger's Island) has pre-filed legislation to support Alabama’s commercial seafood industry by requiring restaurants and grocery stores to disclose the country of origin for seafood products they sell.

An Alabama seafood company is recalling 1-pound (0.45 kilogram) packages of crab meat because federal inspectors found listeria bacteria on cooking equipment and in the cooking room.