Beer-battered fillets stocked at Whole Foods recalled
Tampa Bay Fisheries is recalling two fish fillet products stocked at Whole Foods nationwide due to an undeclared soy allergen, federal food regulators announced.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that Tampa Bay Fisheries is voluntarily recalling:
365 Whole Foods Market Beer Battered Pollock Fillets, 32ounce bag, with UPC 9948249803, Lot 32508201 and best by 03/07/2025
365 Whole Foods Market Beer Battered Cod Fillet, 12ounce carton, with UPC 9948248051, Lot 32348201 and best by 02/22/2025; and Lot 32628201 with best by 03/19/2025
The affected products were available for purchase at Whole Foods Market stores across the country between Sept. 8 and Dec. 22. No other lots were found to be affected, and the affected products have been removed from store shelves.
Consumers who have already purchased the products should not consume them and should either dispose of them or return them to a Whole Foods store with a valid receipt for a full refund.
Questions? Call Tampa Bay Fisheries at (800)-SEAFOOD between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday-Friday.
Maine storm delays key vote on limits for gas vehicles
The rollout of potential regulations to drastically cut gaspowered vehicle sales in Maine was pushed back by a year because environmental regulators had to delay a key vote after a storm caused widespread power outages.
The Board of Environmental Protection postponed its Dec. 21 vote and won’t reconvene before year’s end. The delay means the proposed rules must be amended to go into effect for vehicles in the 2028 model year instead of the 2027 model year, and also reopened for public comment, said Jeff Crawford, director of the Bureau of Air Quality for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
The original proposal would eventually require 82% of new vehicles sold to be considered zero emissions by the 2032 model year. A dozen states have already signed on to California’s standards for boosting electric vehicle sales and reducing traditional vehicle sales to meet climate goals.
Critics of the environmental regulations were happy to get a second chance to weigh in. Additional public comments are allowed through Feb. 5.
Toyota’s Daihatsu shuts down Japan factories
Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications.
The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co. announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and outside Japan after finding improper testing involving 64 models. That led transport ministry officials to launch a deeper probe into problems that apparently persisted for decades.
The stoppage is expected to affect thousands of auto parts makers and their employees in a potential blow to local economies. The company declined to say when production will resume, while media reports said lines will be suspended at least through January.