About Seafood

PickMyFish.comA New Tool to Help People Pick their Seafood Soul MateTaste is the leading reason people choose to buy a food. Or not choose a food I dont like the taste/my family doesnt like the taste...

The Bellingham Herald reports that Douglas Jay, the owner of D Jay Enterprises, Inc., dba Swiftsure Foods, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling coho salmon labeled as chinook salmon. False...

The Mobile Press-Register reports that John J. Popa has pled guilty to the receipt of merchandise imported contrary to law and falsely labeling fish which is a violation of the Lacey Act. Mr. Popa was...

I have been in San Diego the last several days for the National WIC Association 2010 Biennial Nutrition Education & Breastfeeding Conference, and this town is right up my alley.Its a fantastic combina...

As regular readers of this blog know, weve challenged the advice of numerous TV docs and celebrity nutritionists (see previous posts on Dr. Oz, The Views Dr. Steven Lamm, Joy Bauer and Jillian Michael...

As mentioned before, fraud in the seafood and food industry can happen in many ways and in any country.Former Ocean Fresh owner pleads guilty in fraud caseFood wholesalers targeted by fishy fraudIlleg...

I am thrilled to report that Lloyd arrived home. And, coincidentally on the same day, so did my good camera.Unfortunately, L and I only get a few days together before I take off for a week-long work t...

Why is it that when a celebrity says something, whether its even remotely true, certain media outlets print, post and promote it like its gospel? Take for instance Rod Stewarts wife, uh his thirdnot c...

Lloyd returns from over five weeks of pre-deployment training tonight, and Im actually feeling too excited to write about seafood, if you can believe it. So Ill keep it simple by saying I was treated ...

In real time folks-- NBC San Diego executive producer Sage WaetjenPiercehas responded to our letter and while it appears the station has decided it plans torun the story it will now featuring NFIs exp...

The amazing thing about the internet is the immediacy. In real time things can unfold right before your eyes for better or worse. Take our interaction with the local NBC affiliate in San Diego.This af...

Sometimes Ill look at a news story about seafood that contains a mistake and say, Hmmm, howd that get in there? Usually theres an explanation; a statistical error, a poorly chosen source, a misunderst...

We've featured several items about Safe Harbor Seafood on this blog in the recent past. It's a company that's been trying to make a buck off of the misinformation that environmental activists peddle a...

My lunch today sounds a lot more swanky and elaborate than it was. The only ingredients I had to pick up at the store were the fresh opah and the peppers for the sauce.I picked the arugula from my pot...

Consumer groups often lobby for the posting of restaurant inspection reports so the consuming public can use this information when deciding whether or not to patronize an eating establishment. New Yor...