About Seafood

Well, my out to eat streak has finally come to an end. Lloyd and I moved from Newport, RI on Friday and are now at our respective parents' homes in Texas through the holiday. We're meeting up in W...

Here at NFI, you could forgive us if we get a little wary whenever the New York Times takes up the issue of fish consumption and mercury. As you can see from the NFI on the Record section of our Web s...

There's a story making the rounds that actor Jeremy Piven has had to pull out of a Broadway play because of high mercury levels he associates with having eaten too much sushi. But it would appear this...

The EPA vs. FDA interagency turf battle that has sprung up surrounding the issue of whether the latest independent science should be incorporated into the federal advice on seafood consumption has got...

Most street food is both finger and fast food (two of my favorite things). Unfortunately, the cities I've lived in lately are pretty sparse in the street food department. Actually, a new articl...

Last Friday I wasn't feeling great, so while Lloyd went to Foxwoods for a last hoorah with his classmates, I stayed home and had pizza and a salad delivered. The next day, I turned the leftovers...

It's a question perhaps best answered by his bosses, and we're sending them a letter asking just that. We'll let you know what they say. But while they ponder that query let's take a look at his late...

In an irresponsible and unethical attempt to highjack nutrition policy, environmental lobbyists have launched a concerted effort to usurp the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority over food n...

The Washington Post reports that the Food and Drug Administration has delivered a report to the Office of Management and Budget suggesting that it is time to amend the FDA/EPA seafood advisory. The a...

Today is a great day. First, Lloyd graduated from his Basic Lawyer Course and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. I'm so proud of him and was pleased to have the chance to pin on his new silver bars....

No better time than a dreary, drizzly day in Newport to announce our duty station for the next three years. The morning of Jan. 5, two days after our wedding, Lloyd and I will be on a plane to our ho...

Yesterday Greenpeace released its updated seafood sustainability retailer rankings. On its Web site and in its press release it was surprisingly muted in its efforts to claim it had successfully and d...

Today feels like Groundhog Day to me. Once again I woke up and was greeted by yet another retailer ranking list from Greenpeace. This time it revisits its failed seafood sustainability campaign from t...

My world has been completely opened by a new discovery I made on Friday. I can make pasta in the microwave. It never occurred to me before, but noodles plus water plus a microwave-safe container f...

On the eve of its sustainable seafood retailer ranking re-release Greenpeace continues to miss the mark. This time in a letter to the editor in Intra Fish Greenpeace claims its efforts to slash the Al...