• Health Blog

    A Seal of Disapproval for Good Housekeeping

    Earlier this year NFI tangled with the Las Vegas Review-Journal over its reporting ona University of Nevada Las Vegasstudyabout mercury in canned tuna. You can click here and here to read the letters ...

  • Health Blog

    Jillian Michaels is Not a Registered Dietitian

    I'm sure many of you are familiar with Jillian Michaels, better known as a personal trainer who appears on the NBC Television program The Biggest Loser. As it turns out, Michaels has quite a following...

  • Health Blog

    Sicilian-style swordfish with pasta

    It didnt take long for my anchovy bread appetizer to reemerge. Last night I had a piece before dinner paired with a glass of red wine and it was delicious. For dinner, I thawed some swordfish from the...

  • Consumer Protection Blog

    Chain of Falsifications

    Ive read the various articles that have been published this week on eel-gate in Japan and still am not quite clear on what actually happened. So Ill leave that determination up to the law enforcement ...

  • Health Press Release

    MEDIA ADVISORY

    August 20, 2010 Washington The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is warning reporters and editors to disregard the health claims of NBC television personality Jillian Michaels after she told Facebo...

  • Health Press Release

    Louisiana Fishermen Tell Congressional Hearing They Eat Gulf Seafood

    August 19, 2010 Washington, DC Three members of the Gulf seafood community testifying before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment told legislators today they still eat Gulf seafood and fe...

  • Health Blog

    Dr. Oz Back On The Radar (Part III)

    It would appear that Dr. Oz is at it again... and so are we. Have a look at our latest letter:August 18, 2010Mr. Glenn MottManaging Editor and Director of PublishingKing Features300 West 57th Street 1...

  • Health Blog

    anchovy bread

    This is the second time in two weeks Ive made this snack. The first time, I didnt take a photo because I figured there was nothing appetizing about it for the general population. Then yesterday, I cra...

  • Consumer Protection Blog

    Bending the Truth

    Taking liberties with menu descriptions is not just a U.S. phenomenon. A recent story from the UK reveled that restaurants on the other side of the Atlantic have been misleading diners with less-than-...

  • Health Blog

    shrimp and pesto pasta

    Now that Lloyd has been gone for a week on pre-deployment training, Ive fully realized my cooking routine is going to be among the many changes.I really counted on Lloyd to a) eat the dinners I make a...

  • Sustainability Blog

    Cosa Nostra meet Greenpeace?

    In case you missed the piece in the Toronto Sun about Greenpeace I have to say its a must read. The column titled Trespassing For Dollars outlines how Greenpeace breaks the law, abuses its standing in...

  • Health Blog

    Renowned University Corrects Doctor Oz

    I know I don't have to remind our readers that we've had to confront Dr. Mehmet Oz, better known to millions as television's Dr. Oz, over a number of errors and distortions he's committed during the c...

  • Press Release

    Statement on the passing of Senator Ted Stevens

    Senator Stevens was a champion of the seafood community. He recognized the importance of both economics and the environment in fisheries management. The Magnuson-Stevens Act is evidence of his commitm...

  • Health Blog

    a salmon-dill burger with cranberry chutney

    Considering that I havent been to the store yet since returning from my long trip Sunday night, I made a quite gourmet lunch that Id happily make again in less desperate times.I simply mixed a pouch o...

  • Health Blog

    The One, Two, Omega Three punch of Tuna and Salmon

    In the final 15 minutes of yesterday's edition of Today, the show's diet and nutrition expert, Joy Bauer, appeared in a segment that examined the five foods kids should be eating. The question is gett...